Stars: Laurence Olivier, Roy Scheider, Dustin Hoffman, Marthe Keller, Richard Bright, William Devane, Marc Lawrence, Fritz Weaver

Director: John Schlesinger

Summary: Gripping mystery thriller in which Dustin Hoffman stars as a marathon running history student who becomes trapped in a series of events involving a Nazi fugitive.

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.

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John Schlesinger (Midnight Cowboy) directed this gripping, entertaining 1977 thriller that centres on graduate student Dustin Hoffman (The Graduate, Tootsie). Hoffman plays a sullen and cowardly loner haunted by the suicide of his father, a suspected communist. He is drawn into a murky web of international intrigue when his brother, CIA agent Doc Levy, played by Roy Scheider (Jaws, The French Connection), is murdered by a former Nazi (Laurence Olivier) who has come to the United States to reclaim a valuable stash of diamonds. Babe (Hoffman) must confront his fears of the past as he runs for his life and tries to avenge his brother's death at the same time. Featuring a classic torture sequence and a terrific cast that includes William Devane and Marthe Keller, Marathon Manwritten by William Goldman (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, All the President's Men) stands as a great entertainment and as one of the seminal films of the 1970s. --Robert Lane

Aspect Ratio:	1.78 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Rehearsal Footage, Remembering Marathon Man Cast And Crew Interviews, The Magic Of Hollywood Is The Magic Of People Featurette, Theatrical Trailer
Subtitles:	Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Swedish, Turkish
Year:	1976
Release Date:	March 18, 2002
Runtime:	119 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	P H E 8156
Keywords:	Man, General, Marathon, Drama, Thriller
Genre:	Thriller