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Marathon Man
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7.6/10   16,934 votes
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Director:
Writers:
William Goldman (screenplay)
William Goldman (novel)
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Release Date:
8 lokakuu 1976 (USA) more
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Plot:
A graduate history student is unwittingly caught in the middle of an international conspiracy involving stolen diamonds, an exiled Nazi war criminal, and a rogue government agent. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 9 nominations more
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Runtime:
125 min
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Color (Metrocolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Dr. Szell is based on the historical Doctor Josef Mengele, head SS Doctor of Auschwitz, who was living a fugitive's life in South America when the movie was produced. more
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Continuity: When Babe and Elsa are outside Szell's brother's house, the sky changes back and forth from cloudy/hazy to sunny and blue a number of times. more
Quotes:
Christian Szell: I envy you your school days. Enjoy them fully. It's the last time in your life no one expects anything of you. more
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41 out of 60 people found the following comment useful.
Yeeks!, 28 heinäkuu 2005
8/10
Author: Richard Leach from United Kingdom

Quite apart from the infamous torture scene, which I found extremely difficult to watch without howling in horror (actually that's a lie, I DID howl) this film is FULL of nervous tension that occasionally boils over - the way it's been done is masterful. The bouncing-ball scene in the darkened building should be utterly prosaic, but it really isn't - the way it's choreographed and shot brings such an air of menace and trepidation you'll be biting your nails off. There's much of a similar vein in 'Marathon Man', and although the storyline is sometimes almost buried through the relentless suffocating tension, it's extremely watchable (with a cushion to hide behind at certain points) and one of the greatest non-Hitchcock thrillers I've ever seen. Don't hesitate!

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