Marathon Man
by Allan Garden, John Schlesinger
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Actor: Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier, Marthe Keller, Roy Scheider, William DevaneDirector: Allan Garden, John Schlesinger
Brand: Marathon
Cinematographer: Conrad L. Hall
Producer: George Justin
Producer: Robert Evans
Producer: Sidney Beckerman
Writer: Robert Jahn
Writer: William Goldman
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 125 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-08-28
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Paramount
Movie Reviews of Marathon Man
Movie Review: EXCELLENT ! HOFFMAN & OLIVIER ARE A BLAST
Summary: 5 Stars
Terrific film directed by John Schlesinger of MIDNIGHT COWBOY [1969] fame. All about an exiled ex-Nazi monster, played unsettlingly well by Laurence Olivier, who must leave his hideout in South America and come to New York to claim millions in diamonds he has accrued, the whereabouts of which are in question. Roy Scheider, as 'Doc', plays a covert US government agent who follows him. Dustin Hoffman, in one of his finest performances, plays his brother---an unwitting graduate student who believes his sibling is in the oil business. Hoffman, an avid jogger, seems to be running from the childhood memory of witnessing his father's suicide. He can't seem to confront the reality that his dad, a brilliant and prestigious college professor who was under McCarthyism scrutiny, committed the ultimate act of mental attenuation. The misanthropic Hoffman, with major abandonment issues and anger towards the establishment/government at fault, lives in a dump, modestly and alone. Scheider's short part in this film is memorable as the seemingly smart, sophisticated and strong-willed agent who undergoes two successive murder attempts---the first by a hired assassin, barely surviving, and the second a harrowing successful impalement with a concealed blade by the brutally nefarious Olivier. Olivier, playing the ex-Nazi dentist and torturer known as 'Szell', obviously just a little annoyed that Scheider would not reveal the whereabouts of his diamonds. Hoffman's shriek as brother Scheider staggers mortally wounded into his apartment, only to die on his living room floor, is startling. All hell breaks loose now as Szell and his accomplices believe that Doc revealed info regarding the jewels to his brother just before dying. Cops, government agents and bad guys now come knocking on his door. Hoffman now becomes cognizant of his brother's true identity and becomes enmeshed in the international pursuit and intrigue. Interesting how he incurrs another shattering personal loss and must now stop running and confront the system [government] he despises if he wants to find out who killed his beloved Doc. Hoffman shuns the cops, is kidnapped by Szell's heavies and is conned by an avaricious rogue US agent, working with Szell, who supposedly was his brother's partner---the latter played deliciously well by William Devane. The kidnapping is highlighted by the now classic dental torture scene and the now familiar "is it safe?" quote by Olivier. The actual torture scene is brief. What disturbs and unsettles is Olivier's matter-of-fact delivery, his countenance, the instruments, the unfathomable motive. Hoffman escapes but decides to confront the gunsels, Devane and finally Szell. Nice scene early in the film where Hoffman is jogging and can't seem to catch up to another runner who passes him by---possibly symbolic of his inability to attain resolution of his losses. Driven by the need to find his brother's killer, Hoffman now 'resolves' by confronting Szell in the film's finale. Blast of a film. A great New York film with both earthy & iconic NYC locations. A tour de force by both Olivier and Hoffman with Olivier nominated for Oscar and Hoffman deserving of one.
Summary of Marathon Man
Hoffman stars as a Columbia graduate student caught in a drama around a murderous Nazi fugitive.Genre: Feature Film-Action/Adventure
Rating: R
Release Date: 8-AUG-2006
Media Type: DVD
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