Marathon Man

– A graduate student and obsessive runner in New York is drawn into a mysterious plot involving his br..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.50 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 5 Minutes
Release Year:
1976
Marathon Man (1976)

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

Marathon Man (1976) - Trailer

Release Date:

08 Oct 1976

Language:

English, French, German, Spanish, Yiddish

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

John Schlesinger

Writer:

William Goldman (screenplay), William Goldman (from: his novel)

Main Actors:

Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier, Roy Scheider, William Devane

Plot:

In New York, the brother of an infamous Nazi war criminal in hiding is killed in a head-on collision with an oil truck. Shortly thereafter, members of a covert U.S. government group called the Division begin being murdered one by one. Meanwhile, graduate student and marathon runner Thomas "Babe" Levy researches history as his father, who committed suicide after the Communist witch hunts of the McCarthy era ruined his reputation. When he sees his brother, one Division member, stabbed to death, it is revealed that Christian Szell, the White Angel of Auschwitz, is wrapping up loose ends to smuggle priceless diamonds from the United States.

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 9 nominations.

Production:

Paramount Home Video

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
78%
Metacritic:
64%