iF Rating: 8/13 Director: John Schlesinger Runtime: 119 min Certification: (18) Sub-Genre: Crime | Title: Marathon Man Release Date: October 6, 1976 Writer: William Goldman Copyrights: Paramount Pictures Buy from: Amazon.com |
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Info: Columbia University graduate student Babe Levy (Dustin Hoffman) spends his spare time running in marathons. He finds himself running for his life, however, when he unwittingly becomes entangled in an espionage plot involving fierce Nazi fugitive Szell (Sir Laurence Olivier). Watch for--or avoid--the infamous torture sequence orchestrated by the sadistic Szell. Reunited with director John Schlesinger (MIDNIGHT COWBOY), Hoffman gives a powerful performance alongside Olivier and Roy Scheider. The screenplay is by William Goldman, based on his own novel. |
