Martha
1974 · Movie · 1h 56m
Made-for-TVDramaThriller
"A bond marked by fear!"
Overview
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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes
86%
Key crew
- Rainer Werner FassbinderDirector
- Rainer Werner FassbinderScreenplay
Cast
- Margit CarstensenMartha
- Karlheinz BöhmHelmut
- Barbara ValentinMarianne
- Peter ChatelKaiser
- Gisela FackeldeyMother Heyer
- Adrian HovenFather Heyer
- Ortrud BeginnenErna
- Wolfgang SchenckMeister
- Günter LamprechtDr. Salomon
- El Hedi ben SalemHotel Guest
- Rudolf LenzPorter
- Kurt RaabSecretary
Stills
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Themes
husband wife relationshipneglect of one's spousemarriagesexismsadomasochismwheelchair user spanish steps