George A. Romero’s Martin Getting A 4K Second Sight Film Release

After many years attempting to get this one release, George A.Romero‘s cult film Martin will be released on 4K Blu-ray. Unavailable for many years, this rarely seen, wickedly original vampire thriller with bite gets the release it deserves with an all-singing, all-dancing release from experts in the field, Second Sight Films.

Martin  (brilliantly played by John Amplas, Dawn of the Dead)  is a troubled young man who believes he’s a vampire. When he moves away to a small Pennsylvania town to live with his elderly, religious cousin, Cuda (Lincoln Maazel – The Amusement Park), he falls for lonely housewife Abbie Santini (Elyane Nadeau). Desperate to curb his overwhelming craving for human blood and the brutal lengths he goes to sate his thirst… Martin endeavours to live a normal life. But the hostile Cuda becomes convinced that the young man is actually Nosferatu..

The film also stars Romero’s wife Christine Forrest (Dawn of the Dead, Creepshow) alongside Tom Savini (Dawn of the Dead, From Dusk Till Dawn) the special effects master, who worked alongside the director in the first of their many collaborations.

George A.Romero‘s Martin will be release Limited Edition UHD 4K/Blu-ray Box set. Also Standard Edition 4K UHD and Standard Edition Blu-ray from 27th February, pre-order your copy at Second Sight Films website.

Special Features:

• A Second Sight Films 4K scan and restoration of a 35mm dupe negative supervised and approved by Director of Photography Michael Gornick
• 4K UHD and Blu-ray discs both including bonus features
• UHD presented in HDR10+
• Audio commentary by George A Romero, John Amplas and Tom Savini
• Audio commentary by George A Romero, Richard P Rubinstein, Tom Savini, Michael Gornick and Donald Rubinstein
• A new audio commentary by Travis Crawford
• A new audio commentary by Kat Ellinger
• Taste the Blood of Martin: A new feature-length documentary including location tour
• Scoring the Shadows: A new interview with composer Donald Rubinstein
• J Roy – New And Used Furniture: a short film by Tony Buba
• Making Martin: A Recounting
• Trailers, TV and radio spots

Limited Edition Contents:

• Rigid slipcase with original classic artwork
• 108-page book with new essays by Daniel Bird, Miranda Corcoran, Travis Crawford, Heather Drain, Kat Ellinger, Andrew Graves, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Elena Lazic, , Stephen Thrower, Jon Towlson, Simon Ward and Tony Williams plus rare stills and behind-the-scenes images
• Original Soundtrack CD by Donald Rubinstein
• 5 collectors’ art cards illustrated by Adam Stothard