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Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn

1935 · 67 min

A creaky, melodramatic Victorian murder tale that feels like a staged cautionary ballad, with a hissable villain and a grim sense of inevitability.

Directed by
Milton Rosmer
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Tod Slaughter, Sophie Stewart, D.J. Williams
Tagline
Sensational! Eerie! Sinister! Weird! The most unusual picture of the year!
Overview
In 1820s rural England, a young girl is tricked by tales of marriage from a villainous Squire. When she becomes pregnant and disappears, a gipsy lad is blamed.

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  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Milton Rosmer
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Tod Slaughter, Sophie Stewart, D.J. Williams
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • class
  • crime
  • justice
  • guilt
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour2
Realism6
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
Milton Rosmer
Starring
Tod Slaughter, Sophie Stewart, D.J. Williams, Eric Portman, Clare Greet, Gerard Tyrell, Ann Trevor, Stella Rho
Runtime
67 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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