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Marathon Man
Directed by John Schlesinger
1976•2h 6m•R•★ 7.2
Crime / Drama / Thriller
Synopsis
A gentle, obsessively marathon-running Columbia University graduate history student in Manhattan is unwittingly plunged into a deadly international conspiracy involving stolen Nazi war diamonds, a secretive government intelligence agency called The Division, and an infamous fugitive Auschwitz dentist known as the 'White Angel' who captures him for excruciating dental torture: 'Is it safe?' John Schlesinger and William Goldman's Oscar-nominated paranoia thriller summit starring Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier (Oscar nominee), and Roy Scheider.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorJohn Schlesinger
WriterWilliam Goldman
CinematographyConrad Hall
MusicMichael Small
Principal Cast
Dustin HoffmanThomas 'Babe' Levy
Laurence OlivierDr. Christian Szell
Roy ScheiderHenry 'Doc' Levy
William DevaneJaneway
Marthe KellerElsa Opel
Fritz WeaverProfessor Biesenthal
Richard BrightKarl
Marc LawrenceErhard
Technical Specifications
Runtime2h 6m (126 mins)
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Production Details
DirectorJohn Schlesinger
LanguagesEnglish, German, French, Spanish
CountryUS
StudioParamount Pictures
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