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Martin AKA Martin: The Blood Lover AKA Wampyr (1977)
A vampire for our age of disbelief!Director: George A. Romero
Year of Copyright: 1976
Year of Production: 1976
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by writer/director George A Romero, actor John Amplas, and actor/make-up effects artist Tom Savini (2000)
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer (2:34)
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with liner notes by Michael Felsher.
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Commentaries:Audio commentary with writer/director/editor/actor George A Romero, producer/actor Richard P Rubinstein, special make-up effects artist/actor Tom Savini, cinematographer Michael Gornick and composer Donald Rubinstein
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Extras:*The Film - Abbreviated U.S. Edit (90:55)
*The Film - Italian Cut (81:38)
Audio Commentary on the U.S. edit by writer/director George A Romero, producer Richard P Rubinstein, actor/make-up effects artist Tom Savini, cinematographer Michael Gornick, and composer Donald Rubinstein (2004)
Featurette "Making Martin: A Recounting" (9:29) (German, with optional Italian subtitles)
TV spot (0:32)
U.S Trailer (2:32)
Photo Gallery (1:28) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):U.S. Edit
English Dolby Digital 5.1
Italian Dolby Digital 5.1
Italian Cut
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The Italian version has mediocre video quality, probably taken from VHS; previously released by 01 Distribution and Storm Video with identical specifications.
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Extras:1978 German documentary on George A. Romero (23:31, dubbed in German with forced English Subtitles)
Poster Stills and Gallery
Theatrical Trailer (2:32)
TV Spot (0:29)
Radio Spot #1 (0:27)
Radio Spot #2 (0:56)
Arrow Films Catalogue -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with a 4-page booklet featuring "An Introduction to Martin" by George A. Romero.
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film
Audio Commentary by writer/director George A Romero, producer Richard P Rubinstein, actor/make-up effects artist Tom Savini, cinematographer Michael Gornick, and composer Donald Rubinstein (2004)
DISC TWO
"Making Martin: A Recounting" 2004 documentary (9 mins)
Radio Ads:
- Spot #1
- Spot #2
TV Spot
Theatrical Trailer
Stills and Poster Gallery -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film - "Martin" in Widescreen (90:48)
*The Film - "Martin" in Fullscreen (90:45)
Audio Commentary on both versions by writer/director George A Romero, producer Richard P Rubinstein, actor/make-up effects artist Tom Savini, cinematographer Michael Gornick, and composer Donald Rubinstein (2004)
DISC TWO
*The Film - Italian Version "Wampyr" (81:33)
"Making Martin: A Recounting" 2004 documentary (9:30)
"Documentary on George A. Romero" (23:31)
Photo Gallery (1:25)
TV Spot (0:31)
Radio Spot #1 (0:26)
Radio Spot #2 (0:56)
U.S. Theatrical Trailer (2:32) -
Subtitles:"Martin"
None
"Wampyr"
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Aspect Ratio:Multi Aspect Ratio
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Picture Format:
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):"Martin"
English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
"Wampyr"
Italian Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The widescreen transfers are anamorphic 1.78:1.
The fullscreen transfer is non-anamorphic 1.33:1.
The documentary is in German with English subtitles.
All other extras are in English.
Packaging includes a double-sided poster, collector's booklet, and six poster art postcards.
The Italian cut is reconstructed using 16:9 English master with recreated credits and Italian soundtrack. (The English subtitles are translated from the Italian dialogue.) -
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by writer/director George A Romero, actor John Amplas, and actor/make-up effects artist Tom Savini (2000)
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Extras:"Making Martin: A Recounting" 2004 documentary (9:31)
Photo Gallery
Theatrical Trailer
TV Spot
Bonus Trailers:
- "Saw"
- "The Final Cut"
- "Stage Beauty"
- "Ju-on: The Grudge" -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:New audio remix, and a new transfer from a high definition source. Audio commentary is new, and not the same as the one on "Anchor Bay" release.
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film
Audio Commentary by writer/director George A Romero, producer Richard P Rubinstein, actor/make-up effects artist Tom Savini, cinematographer Michael Gornick, and composer Donald Rubinstein (2004)
DISC TWO
2006 interview with writer/director George A. Romero (18:30, in English with French subtitles)
2006 interview with critic Olivier Pere (12:20, in French)
"Making Martin: A Recounting" 2004 documentary (9:30)
"George A. Romero Seen By" Interviews (2006):
- Jean-Baptist Thoret (Panic Grass) and Alain Schlokoff (Fantastic Screen) (26:30)
- Thierry Fremaux (Artistic Delegate of the Festival of Cannes) (16:30)
Photo Gallery
Original Theatrical Trailer (2.35)
TV Spot (0.30)
Catalogue of films of George A. Romero: Filmographie -
Subtitles:French (FORCED on English track)
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Digipak
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by writer/director George A Romero, producer Richard P Rubinstein, actor/make-up effects artist Tom Savini, cinematographer Michael Gornick, and composer Donald Rubinstein (2004)
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Extras:"Making Martin: A Recounting" 2004 documentary (9:30)
Photo Gallery
US Theatrical Trailer
TV Spot
2 Radio Spots
Bonus Trailers:
- "The Virgin Suicides"
- "Head Above Water"
- "Night Falls on Manhattan"
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Subtitles:German (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
German Dolby Digital 5.1
German Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
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Extras:Theatrical Trailer
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Subtitles:Japanese
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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OVERALL: Draw
Between Arrow Films' Immortal Edition for widescreen and fullscreen versions and a roster of extras, the earlier special edition for the German documentary, and the Anchor Bay edition for the exclusive commentary.
GENERAL NOTES:
There has been debate of the OAR of this film, and Romero prefers the 4:3 since the film was shot in 16mm. In the R1 audio commentary, Romero points out some scenes where the matting hurts the image (the film was still probably projected matted to 1.66:1 or 1.85:1 in the theaters).
Versions:
For its Italian release, the film was re-edited and rescored with a new soundtrack by prog rock group Goblin. This edit of the film has been released on DVD in Italy (not English friendly) and is included in Arrow Films' 'Immortal Edition' release.
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CUTS:
- R0 America- Anchor Bay Entertainment - No Cuts (94:35 NTSC)
- R0 Italy- Quinto Piano - No cuts (85 mins PAL), re-edited version prepared for the Italian market; the film has been rescored with music by the band Goblin.
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R0 Special Edition Italy- Koch Media - No cuts - two versions of the film:
Yes, an abbreviated version of the US edit (90:55 PAL) and the Italian cut titled 'Wampyr' (81:38 PAL) - R0 United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No Cuts (90:49 PAL).
- R0 2 Disc Special Edition United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No Cuts.
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R0 Immortal Edition United Kingdom- Arrow Video - No cuts - two versions of the film:
Original version "Martin" in widescreen (90:51 PAL), original version "Martin" in fullscreen (90:49 PAL), the Italian version "Wampyr" (81:36 PAL) - R1 America- Lions Gate Home Entertainment - No Cuts (94:36 NTSC).
- R2 Collector's Edition France- Wild Side Video - No Cuts.
- R2 Collector's Series #2 Germany- Capelight - No Cuts (90:54 PAL).
- R2 Japan- Beam Entertainment - No Cuts.
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Comparison added by Hans_Kristian_Senneseth on 25/02/03
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 06/04/23UPDATE LOG:
07/07/10: Added Arrow Films 'Immortal Edition'.
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18/08/10: Updated information for Arrow Films 'Immortal Edition'.
28/11/13: Updated information for "Immortal Edition" (changed distributor name and region).
28/11/13: Note about the audio commentary.
24/01/14: Added Italian SE release.
26/12/18: Updated runtimes, ASINs.
01/04/23: Corrected copyright date.
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