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Actors: Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Marathon Man |
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A Columbia history grad student and distance runner suddenly learns his older brother (Roy Scheider) is a secret government operative when that brother dies a violent death. Eventually he runs afoul of a sadistic Nazi dentist, played by Olivier, who has come to New York from hiding in South America in search of diamonds taken from Jews in the death camps. William Goldman wrote the screenplay for this taut action thriller based on his novel, and John Schlesinger directed (1976).
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Marathon Man |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 60%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Technology/treasure/info search
Yes
involving:
- money/gems/treasure
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Crime story:
- hunted by killer/stalker
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
- sad
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Jewish
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
How much in movie?
- 20%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 60's-90's
Profession/status:
- mastermind
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- bald
Ethnicity/Nationality
- German
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
- dangerous
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- gory visuals of torture
Movie makes you feel...
- challenged
How many deaths in film?
- 4-8
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- sex under blankets
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Kind of violence:
- hand to hand
- knives
Unusual forms of death
- asphyxiation
- perforation--bullets
- perforation--swords/knives
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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