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Martin

  • 19761976
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  • 1h 35m
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7.0/10
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John Amplas, Francine Middleton, and Sara Venable in Martin (1976)
DramaHorror
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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
11K
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    • George A. Romero
    • George A. Romero
  • Stars
    • John Amplas
    • Lincoln Maazel
    • Christine Forrest
    • George A. Romero
    • George A. Romero
  • Stars
    • John Amplas
    • Lincoln Maazel
    • Christine Forrest
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    • 100User reviews
    • 102Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
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    Martin (1976)
    Lincoln Maazel and Tom Savini in Martin (1976)
    George A. Romero and John Amplas in Martin (1976)
    John Amplas in Martin (1976)
    Christine Forrest in Martin (1976)
    John Amplas and Elyane Nadeau in Martin (1976)
    John Amplas in Martin (1976)
    Christine Forrest, Lincoln Maazel, and Tom Savini in Martin (1976)
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    Lincoln Maazel in Martin (1976)
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    John Amplas and Lincoln Maazel in Martin (1976)

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    John Amplas
    John Amplas
    • Martin
    Lincoln Maazel
    Lincoln Maazel
    • Cuda
    Christine Forrest
    Christine Forrest
    • Christina
    Elyane Nadeau
    Elyane Nadeau
    • Mrs. Santini
    Tom Savini
    Tom Savini
    • Arthur
    Sara Venable
    Sara Venable
    • Housewife Victim
    Francine Middleton
    Francine Middleton
    • Train Victim
    • (as Fran Middleton)
    Roger Caine
    Roger Caine
    • Lewis
    • (as Al Levitsky)
    George A. Romero
    George A. Romero
    • Father Howard
    James Roy
    • Deacon
    J. Clifford Forrest Jr.
    • Father Zulemas
    Robert Ogden
    • Businessman
    Donaldo Soviero
    Donaldo Soviero
    • Priest (segment "Flashback")
    Donna Siegel
    • Woman
    • (as Donna Siegal)
    Albert J. Schmaus
    • Family
    Lillian Schmaus
    • Family
    Frances Mazzoni
    • Family
    Vincent D. Survinski
    • Train Porter
      • George A. Romero
      • George A. Romero
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    • Trivia
      The original cut of the film ran nearly 2 hours 45 minutes. As of 2021, this version has never been screened publicly and was considered lost until it was rediscovered through the efforts of Romero scholar Kevin Kriess and The Living Dead Museum.
    • Goofs
      At the beginning of the film, Martin breaks into a woman's train cabin and attacks her. At first, she has a cold cream mask on. During the struggle, it suddenly disappears without a trace.
    • Quotes

      Martin Matthias: Things only seem to be magic. There is no real magic. There's no real magic ever.

    • Alternate versions
      European version is completely re-edited. Martin's flashbacks are placed at the beginning so that the story is chronologically linear.
    • Connections
      Featured in Document of the Dead (1980)

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    No Magic?
    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.
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    • BaronBl00d
    • Jul 23, 2000

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    • Some DVD's (Anchor Bay, Lions Gate) are 1:34:41 seconds, while others (Arrow) are 1:30:49. Sites like DVDCompare say both have "no cuts". So what is actually cut for the shorter versions?

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    • Release date
      • July 5, 1978 (France)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • 215 5th Street, Braddock, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Production companies
      • Laurel Productions
      • Braddock Associates
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    • 1 hour 35 minutes
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      • Mono

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