Marathon Man

ThrillerCrimeDramaAction
Overview : A graduate student and obsessive runner in New York is drawn into a mysterious plot involving his brother, a member of the secretive Division.
Budget : 6500000USD
language : en
Runtime : 125 min
Release Date : 1976-10-08
Imdb ID : tt0074860
Status : Released

Cast

Dustin Hoffman
Babe

Laurence Olivier
Szell

Roy Scheider
Doc

William Devane
Janeway

Marthe Keller
Elsa

Fritz Weaver
Professor Biesenthal

Richard Bright
Karl

Marc Lawrence
Erhard

Allen Joseph
Babe's Father

Tito Goya
Melendez

Ben Dova
Szell's Brother

Lou Gilbert
Rosenbaum

Jacques Marin
LeClerc

James Wing Woo
Chen

Nicole Deslauriers
Nicole

Lotte Palfi Andor
Old Lady on 47th Street

Lionel Pina
Street Gang

Church
Street Gang

Tricoche
Street Gang

Jamie Tirelli
Street Gang

Wilfredo Hernández
Street Gang

Harry Goz
Jewelry Salesman

Michael Vale
Jewelry Salesman

Fred Stuthman
Jewelry Salesman

Lee Steele
Jewelry Salesman

William Martel
Bank Guard

Glenn Robards
Plainclothesman

Ric Carrott
Plainclothesman

Alma Beltran
Laundress

Daniel Nunez
Guard in Uruguay

Anthony Pena
Guard in Uruguay

Chuy Franco
Guard in Uruguay

Billy Kearns
Tourist Couple

Sally Wilson
Tourist Couple

Tom Ellis
T.V. Announcer

Bryant Fraser
Young Photographer

Igor Dega
Hotel Valet

Gene Bori
French Doctor

Annette Claudier
Nurse

Roger Etienne
Headwaiter

Raymond Serra
Truck Driver

John Garson
Bystander

Charlott Thyssen
Bystander

Estelle Omens
Bystander

Madge Kennedy
Lady in Bank

Jeff Palladini
Young Babe

Scott Price
Young Doc

Abebe Bikila
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

S.C. Dacy
Innocent Bystander (uncredited)

Bobra Suiter
Woman (uncredited)

William Magerman
Accident Witness (uncredited)

Shawn McAllister
Mechanic (uncredited)

Irving Metzman
Accident Witness (uncredited)

Monty O'Grady
Agent (uncredited)

N.J. Osrag
Accident Witness (uncredited)

Harrison Ressler
Diamond District Patron (uncredited)

Louis Tanno
Man (uncredited)

Mark L. Taylor
Columbia Student (uncredited)

Treat Williams
Central Park Jogger (uncredited)

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Reviews

Geronimo1967
As a man who quite literally loathes the very idea of a dentist, let alone actually going to visit one - this film adds an extra dimension of ghastliness to the already fairly hideous underlying premiss. That centres around "Babe" (Dustin Hoffman). He is an ordinary history student who is horrified when his older brother is brutally murdered. Why? Well, he sets out to investigate and before long is embroiled in a nazi-hunting plot to track down "Szell" (Sir Laurence Olivier) who is, himself, trying to stay one step ahead of some government agents whilst he tries to track down an huge cache of diamonds. It turns out that this evil creature thought the now deceased brother knew the location of the gems, and of course that puts "Babe" in quite considerable peril and so soon, he is next on the interrogation list. This torture gives the idea of getting a drilling an whole new meaning, as the sound of the dental whirring does more than enough to compensate for the lack of actual visuals. Though the ending is fitting, I found it all just a bit too convenient, but Hoffman is superb here, as are Sir Laurence and an international cast that add depth to this really quite disturbing plot. Even now, when we are so much more used to graphic violence and gore on screen, this is potently gruesome and effective.