Martin and the Wizard
1979, Dutch. Directed by Karst van der Meulen.
Martijn receives little attention from his parents, who run a village bazaar, and is often left to his own devices. He has plenty of imagination, but cannot live up to the expectations placed on him. If he fails his school exams, he will be doomed. Only his grandfather in the retirement home understands him and listens to his stories. When a film crew arrives in his hometown to shoot a fairy tale movie, Martijn is chosen for the lead role and his grandfather is given the role of wizard.
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Dutch
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Cast & crew
- Karst van der MeulenDirector
- Bart GabriëlseMartijn
- Lex GoudsmitOpa Vonk
- Joost PrinsenMagiër
- Jeroen KrabbéRegisseur
- Aart StaartjesGrossier
- Leen JongewaardDe Vries
- Wieteke van DortDirectrice Bejaardenhuis
- Cor van RijnHans Vonk
- Marielle FioletAnkie Vonk
- Alexander PolaProducent Van gelder
- Albert MolTwan
- Rudi FalkenhagenRoderick's vader
Details
- Released
- 5 July 1979
- Original title
- Martijn en de magiër
- Country
- Netherlands
- Written by
- Piet Geelhoed
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Martin and the Wizard runs 104 minutes (1h 44m).
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Martin and the Wizard isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 5 July 1979. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Martin and the Wizard?
Martin and the Wizard (1979) was directed by Karst van der Meulen and stars Bart Gabriëlse, Lex Goudsmit, Joost Prinsen.