Marathon Man

Director: John Schlesinger John Schlesinger

Overview

William Goldman adapted his own novel for this thriller of a US agent who unwittingly draws his brother, the marathon runner of the title, into a complex plot involving a ruthless Nazi doctor, whose methods of extracting information using his dentistry skills, would be most people's worst nightmare.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/24/2017
UPC:	0032429286192
Original Release:	1976
Rating:	R
Source:	PARAMOUNT
Language:	English
Time:	2:05:00
Sales rank:	1,085

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Dustin Hoffman	Babe Levy
Laurence Olivier	Szell
Roy Scheider	Doc Levy
William Devane	Janeway
Marthe Keller	Elsa
Fritz Weaver	Prof. Biesenthal
Richard Bright	Karl
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
Lotta Andor-Palfi	Old Lady on 47th Street
Lionel Pina	Street Gang
Church	Street Gang
Tricoche	Street Gang
Jaime Tirelli	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
Billy Kearns	Tourist
Sally Wilson	Tourist
Tom Ellis	TV Announcer
Bryant Fraser	Young Photographer
George Dega	Hotel Valet
Gene Bori	French Doctor
Annette Claudier	Nurse
Roger Etienne	Headwaiter
Raymond Serra	Truck Driver,Truck Driver
Madge Kennedy	Lady in Bank
Jeff Palladini	Young Babe
Scott Price	Young Doc
Lotte Palfi Andor	Old Lady on 47th Street
Wilfredo Hernández	Street Gang
Daniel Núñez	Guard in Uruguay
Chuy Franco	Guard in Uruguay
John Garson	Bystander
Estelle Omens	Bystander
Michael Small	Conductor,Composer
Marc Lawrence	Actor

Technical Credits

William Goldman

John Schlesinger	Director
William Goldman	Screenwriter
Sidney Beckerman	Producer
Robert Evans	Producer
Richard E. Johnson	Special Effects
Michael Small	Camera Operator
Dick Smith	Special Effects
Charles Spurgeon	Special Effects
George Justin	Producer
Edward L. Sandlin	Sound Effects
Fred Stafford	Sound Effects
Jane Feinberg	Casting
David Ronne	Sound/Sound Designer
John Wilkinson	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Marathon Man is probably best remembered for the scene in which the evil Laurence Olivier tortures a sweaty, helpless Dustin Hoffman by way of dental surgery. The movie was director John Schlesinger's take on two popular mid-'70s genres: it was a paranoid spy film, like Three Days of the Condor or The Parallax View, and a Nazi-on-the-loose film like The Odessa File. Written by William Goldman, the material is somewhat preposterous, but Schlesinger fills the movie with moments of tense intrigue and suspense. Olivier was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar, and Hoffman appeared in another classic paranoia film, All the President's Men, that same year.