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Marathon Man

- One man's dangerous attempts to clear his father's name

A graduate student and obsessive runner in New York is drawn into a mysterious plot involving his brother, a member of the secretive Division.

Release Date : 1976-10-08

Language :EnglishFrenchYiddishGermanSpanishItalian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Paramount Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Babe

Original Name : Dustin Hoffman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Szell

Original Name : Laurence Olivier

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doc

Original Name : Roy Scheider

Gender : Male

Character Name : Janeway

Original Name : William Devane

Gender : Male

Character Name : Elsa

Original Name : Marthe Keller

Gender : Female

Character Name : Professor Biesenthal

Original Name : Fritz Weaver

Gender : Male

Character Name : Karl

Original Name : Richard Bright

Gender : Male

Character Name : Erhard

Original Name : Marc Lawrence

Gender : Male

Character Name : Babe's Father

Original Name : Allen Joseph

Gender : Male

Character Name : Melendez

Original Name : Tito Goya

Gender : Male

Character Name : Szell's Brother

Original Name : Ben Dova

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rosenbaum

Original Name : Lou Gilbert

Gender : Male

Character Name : LeClerc

Original Name : Jacques Marin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chen

Original Name : James Wing Woo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nicole

Original Name : Nicole Deslauriers

Gender : Female

Character Name : Old Lady on 47th Street

Original Name : Lotte Palfi Andor

Gender : Female

Character Name : Street Gang

Original Name : Lionel Pina

Gender : Male

Character Name : Street Gang

Original Name : Church

Gender : Male

Character Name : Street Gang

Original Name : Tricoche

Gender : Male

Character Name : Street Gang

Original Name : Jamie Tirelli

Gender : Male

Character Name : Street Gang

Original Name : Wilfredo Hernández

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jewelry Salesman

Original Name : Harry Goz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jewelry Salesman

Original Name : Michael Vale

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jewelry Salesman

Original Name : Fred Stuthman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jewelry Salesman

Original Name : Lee Steele

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bank Guard

Original Name : William Martel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Plainclothesman

Original Name : Glenn Robards

Gender : Male

Character Name : Plainclothesman

Original Name : Ric Carrott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Laundress

Original Name : Alma Beltran

Gender : Female

Character Name : Guard in Uruguay

Original Name : Daniel Nunez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guard in Uruguay

Original Name : Anthony Pena

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guard in Uruguay

Original Name : Chuy Franco

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tourist Couple

Original Name : Billy Kearns

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tourist Couple

Original Name : Sally Wilson

Gender : Male

Character Name : T.V. Announcer

Original Name : Tom Ellis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Photographer

Original Name : Bryant Fraser

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hotel Valet

Original Name : Igor Dega

Gender : Male

Character Name : French Doctor

Original Name : Gene Bori

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Annette Claudier

Gender : Female

Character Name : Headwaiter

Original Name : Roger Etienne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Truck Driver

Original Name : Raymond Serra

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bystander

Original Name : John Garson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bystander

Original Name : Charlott Thyssen

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bystander

Original Name : Estelle Omens

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lady in Bank

Original Name : Madge Kennedy

Gender : Female

Character Name : Young Babe

Original Name : Jeff Palladini

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Doc

Original Name : Scott Price

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Original Name : Abebe Bikila

Gender : Male

Character Name : Innocent Bystander (uncredited)

Original Name : S.C. Dacy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Woman (uncredited)

Original Name : Bobra Suiter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Accident Witness (uncredited)

Original Name : William Magerman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mechanic (uncredited)

Original Name : Shawn McAllister

Gender : Male

Character Name : Accident Witness (uncredited)

Original Name : Irving Metzman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Agent (uncredited)

Original Name : Monty O'Grady

Gender : Male

Character Name : Accident Witness (uncredited)

Original Name : N.J. Osrag

Gender : Male

Character Name : Diamond District Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Harrison Ressler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Louis Tanno

Gender : Male

Character Name : Columbia Student (uncredited)

Original Name : Mark L. Taylor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Central Park Jogger (uncredited)

Original Name : Treat Williams

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-07-02

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.