A silent film that depicts the life of Martin Luther, the German monk who challenged the Catholic Church and sparked the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century. It explores his struggle with religious persecution, his belief in grace and salvation, and his efforts to promote the reading of the Bible. The film also shows his confrontation with Pope Leo X and his subsequent excommunication. It captures the epic journey of Luther as he strives to bring about religious reform and inspire a new way of thinking in Germany and beyond.

Hinrich, the son of a feudal German landowner, falls in love with the beautiful daughter of one of his father's serfs despite opposition from both families. But when he actually offers marriage to her, this is going too far. The return of his brother Detlev, with an unscrupulous aristocratic bride of his own and a rival claim to their father's estates, proves to be the trigger for tragedy.

Die Weber (1927), a rousing German tale of the 1844 weavers’ revolution.