Marathon Man - 1976
A thriller
Director(s)
John Schlesinger
Writer(s)
William Goldman (screenplay)
William Goldman (novel)
Producer(s)
Sidney Beckerman producer
Robert Evans producer
George Justin associate producer
Cast
Dustin Hoffman - Thomas Babington 'Babe' Levy
Laurence Olivier - Dr. Christian 'The White Angel' Szell - Christopher Hess
Roy Scheider - Henry David 'Doc' Levy
William Devane - Peter Janeway
Marthe Keller - Elsa Opel
Fritz Weaver - Professor Biesenthal
Richard Bright - Karl
Marc Lawrence - Erhard
Allen Joseph - Babe's Father
Tito Goya - Melendez
Ben Dova - Klaus Szell, Christian's brother
Lou Gilbert - Rosenbaum
Jacques Marin - LeClerc
James Wing Woo - Chen
Nicole Deslauriers - Nicole
Lotte Palfi Andor - Old Lady on 47th Street (as Lotta Andor-Palfi)
Lionel Pina - Street Gang
Church - Street Gang
Tricoche - Street Gang
Jaime Tirelli - Street Gang
Wilfredo Hernández - Street Gang (as Wilfredo Hernandez)
Harry Goz - Jewelry Salesman
Michael Vale - Jewelry Salesman
Fred Stuthman - Jewelry Salesman
Lee Steele - Jewelry Salesmen
William Martel - Bank Guard
Glenn Robards - Plainclotheman
Ric Carrott - Plainclothesman
Alma Beltran - Laundress
Daniel Núñez - Guard in Uruguay (as Daniel Nunez)
Tony Pena - Guard in Uruguay
Chuy Franco - Guard in Uruguay
Billy Kearns - Tourist Couple
Sally Wilson - Tourist Couple
Tom Ellis - TV Announcer
Bryant Fraser - Young Photographer
George Dega - Hotel Valet
Gene Bori - French Doctor
Annette Claudier - Nurse
Roger Etienne - Headwaiter
Raymond Serra - Truck Driver (as Ray Serra)
John Garson - Bystander
Charlott Thyssen - Bystander
Estelle Omens - Bystander
Madge Kennedy - Lady in Bank
Jeff Palladini - Young Babe
Scott Price - Young Doc
Abebe Bikila - Himself, marathon runner (archive footage) (uncredited)
S.C. Dacy - Innocent Bystander (uncredited)
Shawn McAllister - Mechanic (uncredited)
Louis Tanno - (uncredited)
Review by Theo Robertson
Marathon Man (1976)
Classic Thriller,
MARATHON MAN starts off with a blackly comical scene of a fatal car crash and just gets better. William Goldman is a legendary screenwriter and seeing his script play out it’s easy to see why. It’s not often we’re treated to a screenplay this intelligent anymore. But the best thing about MARATHON MAN is Laurence Olivier. Sir Larry is nowhere near regarded as highly as a film actor than he was as a stage actor but here he gives an unforgettable performance as a Nazi war criminal. It would have been very easy for Olivier to play the part as a parody but he’s unbelievably convincing as both a mass murderer and a doctor. This is one performance in which Olivier deserved an Oscar nod
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