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One day he gets killed. A man claiming to be one of the brother's fellow operatives comes to Babe and says he needs help in setting a trap. And before Babe quite knows what happens, he's involved in an intrigue so labyrinthine that neither he nor the movie ever quite figures it out.
- Fritz Weaver
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Oct 8, 1976 · Marathon Man: Directed by John Schlesinger. With Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier, Roy Scheider, William Devane. After the murder of his older brother, a New York history student is hounded by shadowy government agents on the trail of a Nazi war criminal who is trying to retrieve smuggled diamonds.
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- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- John Schlesinger
- 1976-10-08
Marathon Man. 1976 · 2 hr 6 min. R. Thriller · Crime · Mystery. Dustin Hoffman (Rainman) plays the likeable graduate student and marathon runner of the title, unwillingly trapped in a killing game of intrigue involving a Nazi fugitive, Christian Szell.
- John Schlesinger
- January 1, 1976
- Dustin Hoffman
'Marathon Man' is a film steeped in torture and outraged audiences with its 'dental' scene thirty years ago. William Goldman's screenplay (from his own novel) puts an interesting bend on espionage, stressing character development rather than plot.
Apr 10, 2024 · “Marathon Man” begins with a grotesque argument between two drivers, culminating in a car scuffle and the death of both due to an accident. It quickly turns out that one of them is the brother of a former Nazi, Christian Szell (Sir Laurence Olivier).
Marathon Man is a 1976 American thriller film directed by John Schlesinger. It was adapted by William Goldman from his 1974 novel of the same title and stars Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier, Roy Scheider, William Devane and Marthe Keller.
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Marathon Man runs the gamut from patient mystery to pulse-pounding thriller, aided by Laurence Oliver's coldly terrifying performance and a brainy script by William Goldman. Read Critics...
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