Marathon Man

1976, Mystery & thriller, 2h 5m

42 Reviews 10,000+ Ratings

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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 critic reviews

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Thomas "Babe" Levy (Dustin Hoffman) is a Columbia graduate student and long-distance runner who is oblivious to the fact that his older brother, Doc (Roy Scheider), is a government agent chasing down a Nazi war criminal (Laurence Olivier) -- that is, until Doc is murdered and Babe finds himself knee-deep in a tangle of stolen gems and sadistic madmen. Even his girlfriend, Elsa (Marthe Keller), becomes a suspect as everything Babe believed to be true is suddenly turned upside down.

Cast & Crew

Dustin Hoffman
Thomas Levy
Laurence Olivier
Dr. Christian Szell
Roy Scheider
Henry Levy
William Devane
Peter Janeway
Marthe Keller
Elsa Opel
Fritz Weaver
Professor Biesenthal
Richard Bright
Karl
Marc Lawrence
Erhard
Allen Joseph
Babe's Father
Tito Goya
Melendez
Ben Dova
Klaus Szell
Lou Gilbert
Rosenbaum
Jacques Marin
LeClerc
James Wing Woo
Chen
Nicole Deslauriers
Nicole
Lotte Palfi Andor
Old Lady on 47th Street
John Schlesinger
Director
William Goldman
Writer
Robert Towne
Writer
Sidney Beckerman
Producer
Robert Evans
Producer
Michael Small
Original Music
Conrad L. Hall
Cinematographer
Jim Clark
Film Editing
Jane Feinberg
Casting
Mike Fenton
Casting
Richard Macdonald
Production Design
Jack De Shields
Art Director
George Gaines
Set Decoration
Robert De Mora
Costume Design
Roland Meledandri
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Critic Reviews for Marathon Man

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Audience Reviews for Marathon Man

  • Feb 17, 2018
    This William Goldman tale about an ex-Nazi resurfacing to claim his hidden cache of war booty is often needlessly convoluted but ultimately satisfying due to the dearth of screen talent involved. Interestingly the famous torture scene comes off as -meh- in the days of post-splatterhouse gore. It was interesting, too, to see again the world just prior to the internet explosion.
    Kevin M. W Super Reviewer
  • Jul 22, 2016
    A good movie, although a little confusing and hard to follow. Also, very disappointed by the "famous" dentistry scene. Apparently most of it was cut for being too graphic. What is left is pretty ordinary.
    Peter B Super Reviewer
  • Nov 14, 2015
    What begins as a taut, intriguing thriller soon becomes too complicated and desperate to defy our suspension of disbelief (as with a ridiculous shootout at a country house), and it is only worth it for Olivier's wicked villain and a fantastic scene in the New York diamond district.
    Carlos M Super Reviewer
  • May 10, 2014
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