Review of Marathon Man (1976) by Morgan R — 18 Dec 2010

Was watching this when I was a kid through bootleg betamax...now I can't find a copy...

This review of Marathon Man (1976) was written by Morgan R on 18 Dec 2010.

Marathon Man has generally received positive reviews.

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I found this surprisingly ineffective and wonder if the reason the dental torture scenes are the only parts people remember because the rest…

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