Review of Marathon Man (1976) by Patti T — 26 Nov 2007

Intense thriller with Dustin Hoffman, Roy Scheider ( where has this great actor gone to ? ), Fritz Weaver and Sir Laurence Olivier as the evil Nazi dentist.

This review of Marathon Man (1976) was written by Patti T on 26 Nov 2007.

Marathon Man has generally received positive reviews.

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