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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
George A. Romero (writer)
Release Date:
7 July 1978 (USA) more
Tagline:
A Vampire for Our Age of Disbelief more
Plot:
A young man, who believes himself to be a vampire, goes to live with his elderly and hostile cousin in a small Pennsylvania town where he tries to redeem his blood-craving urges. full summary | full synopsis
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No Magic? more (70 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| John Amplas | ... | Martin Matthias | |
| Lincoln Maazel | ... | Tada Cuda - Martin's Eldest Cousin | |
| Christine Forrest | ... | Christina - Martin's Cousin | |
| Elyane Nadeau | ... | Mrs. Abbie Santini | |
| Tom Savini | ... | Arthur | |
| Sara Venable | ... | Mrs. Willard - Housewife Victim | |
| Francine Middleton | ... | Train Victim (as Fran Middleton) | |
| Roger Caine | ... | Lewis - Lover (as Al Levitsky) | |
| George A. Romero | ... | Father Howard | |
| James Roy | ... | Deacon | |
| J. Clifford Forrest Jr. | ... | Father Zulemas | |
| Robert Ogden | ... | Businessman | |
| Donaldo Soviero | ... | Flashback Priest | |
| Donna Siegel | ... | Martin's Woman - Holding candles | |
| Albert J. Schmaus | ... | Family Member |
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George A. Romero's Martin (Australia)
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95 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Certification:
Finland:K-18 | Germany:16 (re-rating) (2005) | West Germany:18 (original rating) | France:-16 | Iceland:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Argentina:18 | Australia:R | UK:18 | USA:R
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The films setting of Braddock, Pennsylvania is indeed a real city outside of Pittsburgh. Local neighborhoods served as filming locations for the film and many locals appear as extras. The cops used for the shootout scene were actual Braddock policemen. more
Goofs:
Continuity: At the very beginning of the film on the train, Martin sneaks in and attacks a woman in her cabin. At first, she has a cold cream mask on. During the struggle, it suddenly disappears without a trace. more
Quotes:
Mrs. Bellini:
A young man in the house with Christina? Related or not, I don't think it's right.
Tada Cuda:
But Mrs Bellini...
Mrs. Bellini:
You shouldn't have it, Cuda. How will it look?
Tada Cuda:
It looks as you want it to look, Mrs Bellini. My family knows how to behave.
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Referenced in Tom Savini: The Early Years (2004) (V) more
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Writer-director George Romero delves into the world of modern vampirism...or does he? I am not real sure, but he does examine the life of a young man(says he is over eighty...is he?)that certainly thinks he is a vampire but has no fangs or claws but needs to use razor blades and needles to drug his victims. Is he a real vampire in the modern sense, or is he the product of societal, family and sexual repression and inner anger. Apparently there are family members that believe he is a "nosferatu," most notably his Uncle Cuda, played strongly by Lincoln Maazel, but Crosses, garlic, and the sun do not affect Martin. Martin tells his Uncle that the magic is all gone...what does that mean really? Martin is a strange, weirdly poetic, disturbing film. John Amplas does an outstanding job playing the ..whatever he is. I felt little sympathy for him but thought he was very evil in his madness and sickness. The rest of the cast is very adequate...although all unknowns for the most part except for Romero regular Tom Savini in a bit part. Romero's wife and father-in-law even have roles and to top that George Romero plays a priest(which he does quite nicely). Made on a small budget, Martin shows us the decay of city-life and briefly focusses on the young moving away to the suburbs. The movie is indeed slow at times, but the murder scenes are well executed(no pun intended) and create a great deal of suspense.