Marathon Man | Hitchens Virtual Theatre

From William Goldman's best-selling novel comes one of the most daring and affecting thrillers ever brought to the screen. Oscar? winner Dustin Hoffman ('Rainman') plays the likeable graduate student and marathon runner of the title, unwillingly trapped in a killing game of intrigue involving a Nazi fugitive, Christian Szell. Laurence Olivier received an Academy Award? nomination for his chilling portrayal of the sadistic Szell, who turns dental instruments into tools of torture with dispassionate ease. Directed by John Schlesinger and featuring an all-star cast, 'Marathon Man' moves with nail-biting suspense to its thrilling fever-pitched conclusion. Co-starring Roy Scheider and William Devane.

Synopsis: A graduate student, and obsessive runner, stumbles into an international diamond smuggling ring and suddenly must contend with a freakish ex-Nazi whose nickname is "the Dentist." Though the student knows nothing, "the Dentist" is convinced that the opposite is true. Lots of on-foot chase scenes ensue.

Production Year:

1976

Released:

Tue, 08/28/2001

Run Time Minutes:

125

Rating:

Genres:

Suspense/Thriller

Trailer:

Format Aspect Ratio:

1.85-Wide Screen

Resolution:

480x720 LowRez

More Information:

HD-2

Audio Language:

English

Audio Format:

Dolby Digital

Audio Channels:

5.1

Actors:

Dustin Hoffman - Thomas Babington 'Babe' Levy

Actors:

Laurence Olivier - Dr. Christian Szell/Christopher Hess

Actors:

Roy Scheider - Henry David 'Doc' Levy

Actors:

William Devane - Peter Janeway

Actors:

Marthe Keller - Elsa Opel

Actors:

Fritz Weaver - Professor Biesenthal

Actors:

Richard Bright - Karl

Actors:

Marc Lawrence - Erhard

Actors:

Allen Joseph - Babe's Father

Actors:

Tito Goya - Melendez

Actors:

Ben Dova - Klaus Szell, Szell's Brother

Actors:

Lou Gilbert - Rosenbaum

Actors:

Jacques Marin - LeClerc

Actors:

James Wing Woo - Chen

Actors:

Nicole Deslauriers - Nicole

Actors:

Lotte Palfi Andor - Old Lady on 47th Street

Actors:

Lionel Pina - Street Gang

Actors:

Church - Street Gang

Actors:

Tricoche - Street Gang

Actors:

Jaime Tirelli - Street Gang

Actors:

Wilfredo Hern?ndez - Street Gang

Actors:

Harry Goz - Jewelry Salesman

Actors:

Michael Vale - Jewelry Salesman

Actors:

Fred Stuthman - Jewelry Salesman

Actors:

Lee Steele - Jewelry Salesman

Actors:

William Martel - Bank Guard

Actors:

Glenn Robards - Plainclotheman

Actors:

Ric Carrott - Plainclothesman

Actors:

Alma Beltran - Laundress

Actors:

Daniel N??ez - Guard in Uruguay

Actors:

Tony Pena - Guard in Uruguay

Actors:

Chuy Franco - Guard in Uruguay

Actors:

Billy Kearns - Tourist Couple

Actors:

Sally Wilson - Tourist Couple

Actors:

Tom Ellis - TV Announcer

Actors:

Bryant Fraser - Young Photographer

Actors:

George Dega - Hotel Valet

Actors:

Gene Bori - French Doctor

Actors:

Annette Claudier - Nurse

Actors:

Roger Etienne - Headwaiter

Actors:

Raymond Serra - Truck Driver

Actors:

John Garson - Bystander

Actors:

Charlott Thyssen - Bystander

Actors:

Estelle Omens - Bystander

Actors:

Madge Kennedy - Lady in Bank

Actors:

Jeff Palladini - Young Babe

Actors:

Scott Price - Young Doc

Actors:

Abebe Bikila - Himself, Runner (archive)

Actors:

S.C. Dacy - Innocent Bystander

Actors:

Shawn McAllister - Mechanic

Actors:

Louis Tanno