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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.
Oct 8, 1976 · A history student and marathon runner gets involved in a deadly conspiracy involving a Nazi war criminal and his diamonds. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this 1976 Oscar-nominated film.
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- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- John Schlesinger
- 1976-10-08
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...
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- John Schlesinger
- R
- Dustin Hoffman
A graduate student (Dustin Hoffman) is caught in a web of intrigue involving a former Nazi (Laurence Olivier) and a secret agency. Roger Ebert praises the movie's scenes and performances, but criticizes its plot holes and loose ends.
Thriller starring Dustin Hoffman. Graduate student and marathon runner Babe Levy (Hoffman) finds himself thrown into a dangerous new world when Doc (Roy Scheider), his secret agent brother, is killed by the Nazi war criminal Christian Szell (Laurence Olivier).
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,...
- 3 min
- 101.7K
- Paramount Movies
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A thriller about a history student and marathon runner who is hunted by a Nazi war criminal and his henchmen. The plot involves a family secret, a diamond heist, and a brutal torture scene.