Marta
Spanish release poster
Directed by	José Antonio Nieves Conde
Written by	Juan José Alonso Millán Ricardo López Aranda Tito Carpi
Produced by	José Frade
Starring	Marisa Mell Stephen Boyd
Cinematography	Ennio Guarnieri
Music by	Piero Piccioni
Distributed by	Avco Embassy (U.S.)
Release date	11 April 1971 (1971-04-11)
Running time	96 minutes
Countries	Spain Italy
Language	Spanish

Marta is a 1971 Spanish thriller film directed by José Antonio Nieves Conde.^[1] The film was selected as the Spanish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 44th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

The film was released in Italy as ...dopo di che, uccide il maschio e lo divora (which translates as Afterwards, It Kills and Devours the Male). It wasn't released theatrically in the U.S. until January 1974.

Juan José Alonso Millán wrote the original 1969 Madrid stage play which he later adapted into the film's screenplay.^[2]

Plot

A rich landowner named Don Miguel is haunted by his deceased mother's ghost, since years earlier he murdered her when she walked in on his lovemaking. Pilar, a beautiful fugitive on the run for killing a man, seeks to stay for a while at Miguel's mansion and the two develop a sexual relationship. The woman bears a striking resemblance to his missing wife Marta, who disappeared years earlier. Miguel always suspected his wife may have been murdered.

Cast

• Marisa Mell dual role as both Marta & Pilar
• Stephen Boyd as Don Miguel
• George Rigaud as Arturo
• Howard Ross as Luis
• Jesús Puente as Don Carlos
• Isa Miranda as Elena
• Nélida Quiroga as Dona Clara