Connections Edited from Tokyo Olympiad User reviews Review. Top review. You can keep as many as you can swallow. John Schlesinger's classic about a graduate student in New York City who becomes the center of a mean old ex-Nazi war criminal dentist and the government's objective to throw him over. Dustin Hoffman provides us with an excellent performance as the 'Marathon Man'.
He was almost forty when he played the role and with his acting skills he makes us believe he is actually a graduate student. Roy Scheider is perfect as Hoffman's crafty and slick older brother who works for the C. Scheider really does a lot with his role making him perhaps even the coolest character in the movie. John Schlesinger provides incendiary direction, and the screenplay is consistently engrossing and full of twists.
If you are looking for one hell of a suspense flick with a lot of action you should definitely check out 'Marathon Man' at your local videostore. Watch out for the creepy 'dentist' scene. MichaelMargetis Sep 4, Details Edit. Release date October 8, United States. United States. Official site. English French German Spanish Yiddish. Der Marathon-Mann. Robert Evans Company. Box office Edit. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 2 hours 5 minutes. Related news. Fall TV. Celebrating Hispanic Heritage. Log in with Facebook.
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How did you buy your ticket? View All Photos Movie Info. Thomas "Babe" Levy Dustin Hoffman is a Columbia graduate student and long-distance runner who is oblivious to the fact that his older brother, Doc Roy Scheider , is a government agent chasing down a Nazi war criminal Laurence Olivier -- that is, until Doc is murdered and Babe finds himself knee-deep in a tangle of stolen gems and sadistic madmen.
Even his girlfriend, Elsa Marthe Keller , becomes a suspect as everything Babe believed to be true is suddenly turned upside down.
Check out this post to learn more about Global Content Genres. It was coincidental in that it was random, but symbolically causal because it was set off by the Jewish driver discovering that the other driver is an anti-Semitic German, and then chasing him to their shared fiery death. Ironic vengeance. Szell saw the end early. Babe escapes from the murderous band by running faster than any of them.
Leslie: I think the inciting crime as opposed to the inciting incident for the Beginning Hook is the bomb in France, assuming that Chen was working for Szell. Click here to learn more about Obligatory Scenes and Conventions.
Question about red herrings: Are they for the protagonist? The bomb in the pram perhaps? Can that still produce a fate worse than death? The POV is omniscient. A number of scenes felt distant-omniscient, long-lens and spy-like. Check out these posts to learn more about Point of View and Narrative Devices. Christian Szell wants to recover his diamonds. Needs: Babe needs to prove his strength and determination.
Szell needs to make up for his Nazi past. Click here to learn more about Objects of Desire. Justice prevails when a determined protagonist outruns, outwits and outlasts a devious criminal antagonist.
By the end of the story, he learns to stand and fight or run at the appropriate times. Click here to learn more about Controlling Ideas and Themes. This film has many layers. Beginning Hook: The Protagonist in global story is Doc. On the global spectrum of value, Doc moves from damnation to death. Contrast this with Babe who shifts from life to unconsciousness to life. Middle Build : The Protagonist in the global story is Babe midpoint of film, at 60 min.
Valerie: The protagonist shifts after the BH Hero role changes. When the film opens, Doc is the protagonist. However, when Doc is killed, Babe is forced to deal with a situation he knows nothing about. Jarie: The beginning of the movie seems random. Some random guy chases him. Is it a coincidence? So I'll just drill into a healthy tooth until I reach the pulp All rights reserved. Filmsite: written by Tim Dirks. Search for:.
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