Martin (lost extended cut of horror film; 1977)
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Original film poster.
Status: Lost
Martin is a 1977 horror film directed by George A. Romero. The film is considered a staple among vampire and horror films and was regarded by Romero as his favorite film.
The film was widely released in a 95-minute cut, but a longer cut of the film (alleged to be 165 minutes long) was originally prepared. Despite the film being shot on color film stock, the longer cut of the film was likely intended to be in black-and-white to reflect Romero's original vision. (In the final film, only the film's flashback sequences are presented in black-and-white.)
On October 30, 2021, Martin's director of photography Michael Gornick (under his alias Ronald Gorewood)[1] announced that the director's cut had been found through the efforts of The Living Dead Museum and its owner and curator, Kevin Kriess[2]. According to Gornick, the cut, which is the one Romero preferred, survives on three black-and-white 16mm film reels and runs around three and a hours long, and wrote, "May it soon return safely to the custody of [producer] Richard Rubinstein and Braddock Associates for digital revitalization and distribution to the world."[3]
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- ↑ Dawn of The Discs on Twitter. 30 Oct '21. Retrieved 31 Oct '21.
- ↑ "Living Dead Museum rising again at Monroeville Mall." AP News. 20 Feb '21. Retrieved 31 Oct '21.
- ↑ Ronald Gorewood on Facebook. 30 Oct '21. Retrieved 31 Oct '21.