Martha (1974)
1h 56m
Running Time
May 28, 1974Release Date
Martha (1974)
1h 56m
Running Time
May 28, 1974Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
After the death of her abusive father, lonely librarian Martha finds herself caught up in a strange, sadomasochistic relationship with a monstrous husband whom she begins to suspect may be trying to murder her.
Where to Watch.
SubsCurrently Martha is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Criterion Channel
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.
Margit Carstensen
Martha
Karlheinz Böhm
Helmut
Barbara Valentin
Marianne
Peter Chatel
Kaiser
Gisela Fackeldey
Mother Heyer
Adrian Hoven
Father Heyer
Ortrud Beginnen
Erna
Wolfgang Schenck
Meister
Günter Lamprecht
Dr. Salomon
El Hedi ben Salem
Hotel Guest
Rudolf Lenz
Porter
Kurt Raab
Secretary / Production Design
Elma Karlowa
Waitress
Heide Simon
Nurse
Ingrid Caven
Ilse
Michael Ballhaus
Restaurant Patron (uncredited) / Director of Photography
Peter Berling
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Rudolf Waldemar Brem
Telephone Man (uncredited)
Karl Scheydt
Marianne's Husband (uncredited)
Herbert Steinmetz
Dr. Hauff (uncredited)
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Director / Screenplay
Christiane Becker
Makeup Artist
Rosemarie Schönartz
Makeup Designer
Wolfgang Martin
Makeup Artist
Cornell Woolrich
Short Story
Gisela Röcken
Costume Design
Manfred Oelschlegel
Sound Designer
Peter Märthesheimer
Producer
Liesgret Schmitt-Klink
Editor
Hans Pampuch
Sound Designer
Lothar Schulz
Art Direction
Lilo Pempeit
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 28, 1974
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 56m
Filming LocationsSpanish Steps · Rome, Italy · Library of Kloster Ottobeuren, Germany
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
wife husband relationship
sexism
marriage
sadomasochism
wheelchair user
neglect of one's spouse
spanish steps
Wiki.
Martha is a 1974 drama film made for West German television directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. It features Margit Carstensen in the title role with Karlheinz Böhm as her abusive husband. It is one of the earliest of Fassbinder's films to be influenced by the American work of Douglas Sirk. The plot was loosely based on the short story For the Rest of Her Life by Cornell Woolrich.
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