Movie Description
Marathon Man is a 1976 American suspense-thriller film directed by John Schlesinger. It was adapted by William Goldman from his 1974 novel of the same name and stars Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier, Roy Scheider, William Devane and Marthe Keller. In the film, "Babe" Levy, a graduate student (Dustin Hoffman), becomes embroiled in a plot by Nazi war criminal Christian Szell (Laurence Olivier) to retrieve stolen diamonds from a safety deposit box owned by Szell's dead brother. Babe becomes unwittingly involved due to his brother, Doc's (Roy Scheider), dealings with Szell. The music score was composed by Michael Small.
The film was a critical and box office success, with Olivier earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Dr. Christian Szell, the film's antagonist.