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Marathon Man (1976)

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User Rating: 7.6/10 (13,260 votes)
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Overview

Director:
John Schlesinger
Writers:
William Goldman (screenplay)
William Goldman (novel)
Release Date:
8 October 1976 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Thriller more
Plot:
A graduate history student is unwittingly caught in the middle of an international conspiracy involving stolen diamonds, an exiled Nazi war criminal, and a rogue government agent. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 9 nominations more
User Comments:
"No, you can keep them. You can keep as many as you can swallow. " - Babe (Dustin Hoffman) more

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Additional Details

Runtime:
125 min
Country:
USA
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo | Mono
Certification:
Sweden:15 | Brazil:14 | Singapore:M18 | UK:X (original rating) | Iceland:16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-15 (re-rating) (2003) (uncut version) | Finland:K-16 (1988) (cut version) | France:-16 | Ireland:18 | Italy:VM18 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (1977) | Spain:18 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:16
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Trivia:
When Babe comes in from a run, you can see a book titled "Corbitt" on his table. Corbitt was an American marathoner in the 1950s who was also from NYC and who also taught at Columbia U., which Babe attends in the movie. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: In the flashback scene of their father's suicide, the Colt .45 Commander used had it's hammer closed after he shot himself. The hammer would have been in the fully cocked position after firing and can only be closed manually. more
Quotes:
[toasting each other with a glass of Beaujolais]
Henry David 'Doc' Levy: Cheers.
Babe: Up yours.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Agent for H.A.R.M. (#9.15)" (1997) more
Soundtrack:
Der Neugierige more

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13 out of 18 people found the following comment useful:-
"No, you can keep them. You can keep as many as you can swallow. " - Babe (Dustin Hoffman), 4 September 2005
8/10
Author: Michael Margetis (pmargetis@cox.net) from United States

John Schlesinger's 1976 classic about a graduate student in New York City who becomes the center of a mean old ex-Nazi war criminal dentist and the government's objective to throw him over. Dustin Hoffman provides us with an excellent performance as the 'Marathon Man'. He was almost forty when he played the role and with his acting skills he makes us believe he is actually a graduate student. Roy Scheider is perfect as Hoffman's crafty and slick older brother who works for the C.I.A. Scheider really does a lot with his role making him perhaps even the coolest character in the movie. Veteran Shakespearan actor Laurence Olivier gives an incredible performance as the evil ex-Nazi that rightfully earned him a Academy Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actor. John Schlesinger provides incendiary direction, and the screenplay is consistently engrossing and full of twists. If you are looking for one hell of a suspense flick with a lot of action you should definitely check out 'Marathon Man' at your local videostore. 'Marathon Man' should have earned Oscar nominations for -- Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor in a Leading Role - Dustin Hoffman, Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Laurence Olivier, Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Roy Scheider, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography and Best Film Editing. Watch out for the creepy 'dentist' scene. Grade: B+

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