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Marathon Man
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Marathon Man is a 1976 American thriller film directed by John Schlesinger. The screenplay was written by William Goldman and Robert Towne, based on Goldman's novel. The cast includes Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier, Roy Scheider, and William Devane. Robert Evans served as producer, with Conrad Hall as director of photography and Jim Clark as editor. Michael Small composed the score. The film was distributed and produced by Paramount Pictures.
The narrative is set in New York City and Paris. It belongs to the New Hollywood movement and encompasses crime, drama, and action genres. The movie has a runtime of 125 minutes. It was released in October and December 1976. The production budget was $6,500,000, and it generated $21,709,020 in revenue.
Critical reception includes a 7.4 rating from 75,644 votes on IMDb and a 7.177 average from 1,209 votes on TMDb. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. It has been referenced by 315 other encyclopedia articles. The work is also noted for its assessment regarding the Bechdel test.
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7.2A graduate student and obsessive runner in New York is drawn into a mysterious plot involving his brother, a member of the secretive Division.
Cast
- Dustin Hoffman as Thomas 'Babe' Levy
- Laurence Olivier as Dr. Christian Szell
- Roy Scheider as Henry 'Doc' Levy
- William Devane as Janeway
- Marthe Keller as Elsa Opel
- Fritz Weaver as Professor Biesenthal
Themes
- new york city
- government
- based on novel or book
- nazi
- diamond
- conspiracy
- psychological thriller
- theft
- criminal
- agent
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- crime film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Marathon Man
- Movement
- New Hollywood
- Director
- John Schlesinger
- Screenwriter
- Robert Towne
- Cast member
- Ben Dova
- Composer
- Michael Small
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Conrad Hall
- Narrative location
- Paris
- Filming location
- New York City
- Duration
- 123
- FilmAffinity ID
- 560440
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Kruiskade, Thalia mozi. Fortepan 73784.jpg
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- publication date
- 1976-00-00
- film editor
- Jim Clark
- title
- Marathon Man
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 7.4/10
- capital cost
- 6500000
- box office
- 21709020
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