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Marathon Man

Marathon Man

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

19767.22h 5m

Overview

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

Directed by John Schlesinger
Written by William Goldman
Produced by Sidney Beckerman, Robert Evans
Box OfficeBudget: $6.5MRevenue: $21.7M

Top Cast

Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman

Thomas 'Babe' Levy

Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier

Dr. Christian Szell

Roy Scheider

Roy Scheider

Henry 'Doc' Levy

William Devane

William Devane

Janeway

Marthe Keller

Marthe Keller

Elsa Opel

Fritz Weaver

Fritz Weaver

Professor Biesenthal

Richard Bright

Richard Bright

Karl

Marc Lawrence

Marc Lawrence

Erhard

James Wing Woo

James Wing Woo

Chen

Lou Gilbert

Lou Gilbert

Rosenbaum

Themes & Keywords

new york citygovernmentbased on novel or booknazidiamondconspiracypsychological thrillertheftcriminalagentdentistroguesafe deposit boxrunnergraduate studentpistolis it safe

About Marathon Man

Marathon Man is a thriller, crime, drama film released in 1976 exploring themes of new york city, government, based on novel or book, nazi, diamond, conspiracy. Directed by John Schlesinger, it stars Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier, Roy Scheider. A graduate student and obsessive runner in New York is drawn into a mysterious plot involving his brother, a member of the secretive Division.

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