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“Marathon Man” is almost all people and predicaments — or, more exactly, one person and his unending series of predicaments. We meet him during his ritual morning long-distance run: A graduate student named Babe ( Dustin Hoffman ) who has all sorts of frustrations bottled up inside.
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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.
Marathon Man runs the gamut from patient mystery to pulse-pounding thriller, aided by Laurence Olivier's coldly terrifying performance and a brainy script by William Goldman. If holes in plots bother you, 'Marathon Man' will be maddening. But as well-crafted escapist entertainment, as a diabolical thriller, the movie works with relentless skill.
Oct 15, 2018 · Marathon Man, starring Dustin Hoffman, exudes the sort of toxic paranoia of which '70s-era New York films have become so iconic, opening with a brutal and violent automobile stand-off between...
- Dom Nero
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- Senior Creative Producer
One of the most accomplished examples of suspense thrillers in the 1970s, John Schlesinger’s Marathon Man is a remarkable film on all levels. The legendary screenwriter William Goldman adapted his own novel for the big screen, and did it quite marvelously with the generous help of a proven acting crew of Laurence Olivier, Dustin Hoffman and ...
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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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Marathon Man is an astounding, top-notch thriller that stands out as one of the year's ten best. Full Review | May 28, 2020. John Schlesinger, who brought us Darling, Midnight Cowboy, Sunday ...
