Director: John Schlesinger

Writer: William Goldman

From novel: Marathon Man by William Goldman

Music Composed and Conducted by: Michael Small

Producers: Robert Evans; Sidney Beckerman

Keywords: Thriller, Nazis, Dentists, New York

Diamonds stashed in a New York City bank's safety deposit box by a former Nazi dentist thrust Dustin Hoffman, marathon runner and graduate student at Columbia University, into a web of international intrigue after his brother, employee of a shady government agency is mysteriously killed. Exceedingly complicated thriller which succeeds only on the strength of its cast. Laurence Olivier as dentist Szell received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

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Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
William Devane	Actor	5-Sep-1937		Greg Sumner on Knots Landing
Harry Goz	Actor	16-Feb-1932	6-Sep-2003	Captain Murphy on Sealab 2021
Dustin Hoffman	Actor	8-Aug-1937		The Graduate
Marthe Keller	Actor	28-Jan-1945		Fedora
Madge Kennedy	Actor	19-Apr-1891	9-Jun-1987	The Marrying Kind
Marc Lawrence	Actor	17-Feb-1910	28-Nov-2005	Prolific character actor
Jacques Marin	Actor	9-Sep-1919	10-Jan-2001	Charade
Laurence Olivier	Actor	22-May-1907	11-Jul-1989	Shakespearean actor
Roy Scheider	Actor	10-Nov-1932	10-Feb-2008	Jaws
Michael Vale	TV Personality	28-Jun-1922	24-Dec-2005	Time to make the donuts
Fritz Weaver	Actor	19-Jan-1926	26-Nov-2016	Fail Safe

CAST

Dustin Hoffman	...   Babe
Laurence Olivier	...   Szell
Roy Scheider	...   Doc
William Devane	...   Janeway
Marthe Keller	...   Elsa
co-starring
Fritz Weaver	...   Prof. Biesenthal
Richard Bright	...   Karl
Marc Lawrence	...   Erhard
Allen Joseph	...   Babe's Father
Tito Goya	...   Melendez
Ben Dova	...   Szell's Brother
Lou Gilbert	...   Rosenbaum
Jacques Marin	...   LeClerc
James Wing Woo	...   Chen
Nicole Deslauriers	...   Nicole
Lotte Andor-Palfi	...   Old Lady on 47th Street
Lionel Pina	...   Street Gang
Church	...   Street Gang
Tricoche	...   Street Gang
Jaime Tirelli	...   Street Gang
Wilfredo Hernandez	...   Street Gang
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 Nuņez	...   Guard in Uruguay
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
Ray Serra	...   Truck Driver
John Garson	...   Bystander
Charlott Thyssen	...   Bystander
Estelle Omens	...   Bystander
Madge Kennedy	...   Lady in Bank
Jeff Palladini	...   Young Babe
Scott Price	...   Young Doc

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