Martin

Directed by George A. Romero

R

1978 1h 35mHorror, Drama

7.090%76%6.8

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George A. Romero does for vampires what he has already done for zombies: an intense and realistic treatment that follows the exploits of Martin, who claims to be 84 years old and who certainly drinks human blood. The boy arrives in Braddock, Pennsylvania to stay with his uncle, who promises to both save Martin's soul and then destroy him once he is finished, but Martin's loneliness finds other means of release.

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Cast of Martin

John AmplasMartin Mathias
Lincoln MaazelTada Cuda
Christine ForrestChristina
Elyane NadeauAbbie Santini
Tom SaviniArthur / Makeup Artist
Francine MiddletonTrain Victim
Roger CaineLewis
Sara VenableMrs. Willard
George A. RomeroFather Howard / Director / Screenplay / Editor
Michael GornickBarry - Radio Talk Show Host / Director Of Photography
Richard P. RubinsteinRichard / Producer
Clayton McKinnonDrug Dealer
James RoyDeacon
Donna Siegel
Vincent D. SurvinskiTrain Porter
Tony BubaSound
Pasquale Buba
Regis Survinski
Tony Pantanella
Tom Weber
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Kevin WardJuly 2, 2025
The Italian dubbed, English subbed, Dario Argento Cut with Goblin score. I think I like this version better than the theatrical cut. The theatrical version opens with the train kill, which is cool. But in Argento’s cut, the train sequence is moved to after he’s arrived at Cuda’s. Because the opening titles are attached to the train sequence, if effectively gives this cut A Long Cold Open. Loved the Goblin score here and it gives the film a completely different feel from the more subdued Rubinstein score. The last major difference I noticed was that all of the sections where Martin calls into the radio station are completely removed. Even though the result is that we get less insight into Martin’s headspace, I think the edit flows much better. I remember noting that the theatrical version’s edit felt very choppy in places, but I really didn’t feel that this time. I’m still really holding out hope 🤞🏻🤞🏻 that the 3.5 hour black and white director’s cut somehow finds a release, but it sounds like those plans have been scrapped, for now. 😢

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Martin Trivia

Martin was released on May 10, 1978.

Martin was directed by George A. Romero.

Martin has a runtime of 1 hr 35 min.

Martin was produced by Richard P. Rubinstein, Ben Barenholtz.

The key characters in Martin are Martin Mathias (John Amplas), Tada Cuda (Lincoln Maazel), Christina (Christine Forrest).

Martin is rated R.

Martin is a Horror, Drama film.

Martin has an audience rating of 7.6 out of 10.

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