Luther (2003 film)

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Luther
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Eric Till
Written by	Camille Thomasson Bart Gavigan
Produced by	Brigitte Rochow Christian P. Stehr Alexander Thies
Starring	Joseph Fiennes Alfred Molina Jonathan Firth Claire Cox Peter Ustinov
Cinematography	Robert Fraisse
Music by	Richard Harvey
Production companies	Eikon Film NFP Teleart Berlin
Distributed by	R.S. Entertainment (U.S.) United International Pictures (Germany) Overseas Filmgroup (international)
Release dates	26 September 2003 (2003-09-26) (U.S.) 30 October 2003 (2003-10-30) (Germany)
Running time	124 minutes
Countries	United States[1] Germany[1]
Language	English
Budget	$31 million
Box office	$29,413,900

Luther is a 2003 historical drama film dramatizing the life of Protestant Christian reformer Martin Luther. It is directed by Eric Till and stars Joseph Fiennes in the title role. Alfred Molina, Jonathan Firth, Claire Cox, Bruno Ganz, and Sir Peter Ustinov co-star. The film covers Luther's life from his becoming a friar in 1505, to his trial before the Diet of Augsburg in 1530. The American-German co-production^[2] was partially funded by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, a Christian financial services company.^[3]