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Marathon Man

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Marathon Man (1976)

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Reviews Counted: 33 Fresh: 26  Rotten:7 Average Rating: 7.1/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 5 mins
Synopsis:
British director John Schlesinger (MIDNIGHT COWBOY), reteams with Dustin Hoffman for MARATHON MAN, a classic suspense thriller (based on the novel by William Goldman) rife with chase sequences, torture, and political intrigue. A landmark film that pushes the boundaries of audience... [More]
British director John Schlesinger (MIDNIGHT COWBOY), reteams with Dustin Hoffman for MARATHON MAN, a classic suspense thriller (based on the novel by William Goldman) rife with chase sequences, torture, and political intrigue. A landmark film that pushes the boundaries of audience squeamishness, MARATHON MAN features a powerful performance by Hoffman alongside equally stellar work by Sir Laurence Olivier and Roy Scheider. As a Columbia University graduate student, Babe Levy (Dustin Hoffman), spends his spare time running in marathons. However, he winds up running for his life when he inadvertently becomes entangled in an espionage plot. Babe's brother Doc (Scheider) is an American secret agent whom is killed by fierce Nazi fugitive, Szell (Olivier), who believes he stole a cache of diamonds, and Babe himself is kidnapped by the murderer. Excruciating scenes of dental torture follow, as Babe repeatedly risks his life trying to escape his captors. [Less]

Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier, Marthe Keller, Roy Scheider, William Devane

Director: John Schlesinger
Screenwriter: William Goldman
Producer: Robert Evans, Sidney Beckerman
Composer: Michael Small

DVD Info

Release:

Aug 28, 2001

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Digital Mono - English, French

Additional Release Material:

  • Behind the Scenes - 1. THE MAGIC OF HOLLYWOOD (Making Of)
  • 2. Rehearsal Footage
  • Interviews - Cast & Crew
  • Trailer - Original Theatrical Trailer

Interactive Features:

  • Interactive Menus
  • Scene Selection

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Needlessly complicated glossy thriller.

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03/01/08 05:43 PM
Dennis Schwartz
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Scheider looks great as the well-dressed cool guy and Olivier turns in his most notoriously frightening performance.

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02/15/08 03:15 AM
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
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Do acidente de carro que abre a história ao confronto final em uma estação de esgoto, o filme jamais consegue ser convincente; e a única cena realmente eficaz do longa é aquela ambientada num bairro judeu.

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03/02/07 06:03 PM
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena
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Although best-known for its infamous "Is it safe?" sequence, Marathon Man is a whole lot better than just one horrific scene.

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08/30/06 05:42 AM
Scott Weinberg
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08/05/06 03:31 AM
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06/24/06 03:31 AM
Derek Adams
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10/10/05 10:00 PM
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09/16/05 01:03 PM
Chuck O'Leary
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05/13/05 03:16 AM
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05/09/05 03:15 AM
Vincent Canby
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12/18/04 08:51 PM
Emanuel Levy
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10/23/04 10:27 PM
Roger Ebert
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10/22/04 07:34 PM
Eric Melin
Lawrence.com
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Teeth-clenching, white-knuckle thriller!

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08/05/04 11:34 PM
Staci Layne Wilson
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04/02/04 01:28 PM
Robin Clifford
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03/27/04 10:29 AM
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02/10/04 06:47 PM
Robert Roten
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10/04/03 12:07 AM
Rich Cline
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08/22/03 06:42 PM
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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Not sure this deserves to be a classic, but certainly a competently made thriller.

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06/12/03 02:11 AM
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times
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