[4] It was directed in Melbourne by Christopher Muir and starred Terry Norris in the title role.
The play had a cast of 34 and was headlined by Norris, who that year had already been seen in Nude with Violin, The Sponge Room and The Physicists.
Colin McEwan, who played a monk, was a radio personality, moving into acting.
[7] It was the TV dramatic acting debut of singer Michael Cole.
[9] The Sydney Morning Herald called it "quite painfully cramped and distorted... Norris made Luther hardly credible... the play seemed to take place in the vacuum"[10] The Canberra Times said "Christopher Muir's production, the best so far this year, was among the most successful of all local productions, at least since Ray Mcnnuir's departure.