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Martha
A bond marked by fear!
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 Martha
Martha is streaming in the US on Criterion Channel.
Cast
- Margit Carstensen as Martha
- Karlheinz Böhm as Helmut
- Barbara Valentin as Marianne
- Peter Chatel as Kaiser
- Gisela Fackeldey as Mother Heyer
- Adrian Hoven as Father Heyer
- Ortrud Beginnen as Erna
- Wolfgang Schenck as Meister
- Günter Lamprecht as Dr. Salomon
- El Hedi ben Salem as Hotel Guest
- Rudolf Lenz as Porter
- Kurt Raab as Secretary
Details
- Director
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Released
- May 28, 1974
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Genres
- TV Movie, Drama, Thriller
- Studio
- Pro-ject Filmproduktion and WDR
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 7.0 / 10 from 71 votes
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