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Summary:

"When her domineering father collapses of a heart attack during their vacation in Rome, virginal spinster Martha encounters the man of her dreams, the sadistic engineer Helmut. Their marriage soon becomes a chamber piece of matrimonial terror"--Container.

Contributors:

Carstensen, Margit, 1940-

Böhm, Karlheinz, 1928-2014

Valentin, Barbara

Chatel, Peter, -1986

Fackeldey, Gisela

Hoven, Adrian

Fassbinder, Rainer Werner, 1945-1982

Märthesheimer, Peter, 1937-2004

Ballhaus, Michael, 1935-2017

Woolrich, Cornell, 1903-1968

Fantoma Films (Firm)

Languages:

German
English

Language Notes:

In German with optional English subtitles.

Related Works:

Fassbinder in Hollywood

Alternate Titles:

Cover title: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's Martha

Subjects:

Marriage — Drama

Abusive men — Drama

Wives — Drama

German language films

Marriage

Abusive men.

Wives

Genres:

Made-for-TV movies

Feature films

Foreign language films

Drama

System Details:

DVD; Dolby Ditital; 1.33:1.

Performers:

Cast: Margit Carstensen, Karlheinz Böhm, Barbara Valentin, Peter Chatel, Gisela Fackeldey, Adrian Hoven.

Production Credits:

Producer, Peter Märthesheimer ; director of photography, Michael Ballhaus ; editor, Liesgret Schmitt-Klink.

General Notes:

Based on themes by Cornell Woolrich.
Originally produced in 1974.
Special features: Fassbinder in Hollywood a feature-length documentary featuring new interviews with many of Fassbinder's collaborators, including Hanna Schygulla, Ulli Lommel, cinematographer Michael Ballhaus, and director Wim Wenders.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

MAR 1974 DVD

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 695026703822
Publisher Number, Fantoma: FAN7038DVD

OCLC Numbers:

1053062274
54999869 [Invalid]