Marathon Man (1976)

Marathon Man (1976)

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Marathon Man is a 1976 suspense/thriller film directed by John Schlesinger.

It was adapted by William Goldman from his 1974 novel of the same name and stars Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier, Roy Scheider, William Devane and Marthe Keller.

The music score was composed by Michael Small.

The film was a critical and box office success, with Olivier earning a Supporting Actor Academy Award nomination for his role as the film's antagonist.

Actors
Dustin Hoffman·Laurence Olivier·Roy Scheider·William Devane
Directed by
John Schlesinger
Genre
Crime·Thriller
Language
English·French·German·Spanish·Yiddish
Country
USA
7.4IMDb

Director
John Schlesinger

Dustin HoffmanBabe
Laurence OlivierSzell
Roy ScheiderDoc
William DevaneJaneway
Marthe KellerElsa
Fritz WeaverProfessor Biesenthal
Marc LawrenceErhard
Allen JosephBabe's Father
Tito GoyaMelendez
Ben DovaSzell's Brother
Lou GilbertRosenbaum
Jacques MarinLeClerc
James Wing WooChen
Nicole DeslauriersNicole
Lotte Palfi AndorOld Lady on 47th Street
Lionel PinaStreet Gang
TricocheStreet Gang
Jaime TirelliStreet Gang
Wilfredo HernándezStreet Gang
Harry GozJewelry Salesman
Michael ValeJewelry Salesman
Fred StuthmanJewelry Salesman
Lee SteeleJewelry Salesman
William MartelBank Guard
Glenn RobardsPlainclothesman
Ric CarrottPlainclothesman
Alma BeltranLaundress
Chuy FrancoGuard in Uruguay
Billy KearnsTourist Couple
Sally WilsonTourist Couple
Bryant FraserYoung Photographer
George DegaHotel Valet
Gene BoriFrench Doctor
Annette ClaudierNurse
Roger EtienneHeadwaiter
Raymond SerraTruck Driver
Charlott ThyssenBystander
Estelle OmensBystander
Madge KennedyLady in Bank
Jeff PalladiniYoung Babe
Scott PriceYoung Doc
Treat WilliamsCentral Park Jogger
Mark L. TaylorColumbia student
Irving MetzmanAccident Witness
John Schlesinger
Sidney Beckerman
Abebe BikilaHimself
S.C. DacyInnocent Bystander
Sig Frohlich
George Justin
Shawn McAllisterMechanic
Louis Tanno
Conrad L. Hall
Karen Hale Wookey
Dan Perri
Arlene Albertson
Stephanie Pond-Smith
Barbara Kalish
Robert De Mora
Nicholas Sgarro
Cathy Chazan
Bobbie Leslie
Freeman Packard

British Society of Cinematographers 1976

BAFTA Awards 1977

  • Best Actor
  • Best Film Editing

"Marathon Man" is a taut thriller steeped in paranoia, and it's one of those movies that tends to linger in the brain long after you've seen it. Great performances from Dustin Hoffman, Roy Scheider, William Devane and Laurence Olivier.

"Marathon man" is a classic thriller from the 70's. It's along with the "Midnight cowboy" the best movie of John Schlesinger.

This one has an abundance of Star Power. It isn't disappointing but slightly overrated.

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