Review of Marathon Man (1976) by Jon C — 30 Aug 2008
Rock-solid 70's thriller that stars Dustin Hoffman as a history grad student living in the shadow of his father's accomplishments -- and his suicide. Roy Scheider stars as Hoffman's brother, who claims to be in the oil business, but turns out to be involved in something far more lethal.
A bag of diamonds, various government agencies, and an exhaustive chase force Hoffman's Babe Levy to run a marathon like race to clear his brother's name, find out the truth about his father, and survive the chase.
Sir Lawrence Olivier plays a ex-Nazi war criminal with a penchant for dental interrogation.
This review of Marathon Man (1976) was written by Jon C on 30 Aug 2008.
Marathon Man has generally received positive reviews.
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