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Title: Not the best on the life of Luther.
Review: I agree with the person above who said this PBS documentary was bland. The dramatizations were sparse and unneccessary. Mostly, Luther is shown as an old man, riding in a cart, or on his deathbed, with cut-ins of scholars, expounding on his life and influence. Not really a "Life and Times of Luther," but more of a "Collection of Opinions about the Life and Times of Luther." Very little is said about his faith. More is said about the politics of his times.Some better resources: Martin Luther (1953, starring Niall MacGinnis), Luther (2003, starring Joseph Fiennes). I even thought that Luther (1973, starring Stacy Keach), with all of its shortcomings, was a better presentation of Luther's life than this.
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