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Marathon Man
1976
· Movie
· 125 min
B
MEANRANK
75/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1395
- IMDb #1293
- Rotten Tomatoes #1492
- Metacritic #1878
- Letterboxd #1158
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1887
+6 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1574
- Metacritic Audience #1653
- Criticker #575
- Kinopoisk #2192
- AlloCiné #659
- Trakt #1895
Every rating
63–90
out of 100
A graduate student and avid runner is pulled into a dark and dangerous world when his brother, a government agent, becomes involved in a lethal conspiracy. The student finds himself pursued by a mysterious and sadistic former Nazi war criminal who believes he holds a vital secret. He must rely on his wits and endurance to survive the relentless pursuit and uncover the truth.
Details
- Director
- John Schlesinger
- Writer
- William Goldman
- Based on
- Marathon Man by William Goldman
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
- Released
- 8 October 1976
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, French, German, Spanish, Yiddish
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $6.5M
- Box office
- $21.7M
- Awards
- 4 wins, 10 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 14 →1 major award won · 4 wins from 14 nominations across 8 ceremonies
| Golden Globe Awards 1976 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Laurence Olivier | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1976 | Best Supporting Actor | Laurence Olivier | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1976 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Dustin Hoffman | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1976 | Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | William Goldman | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1976 | Best Director – Motion Picture | John Schlesinger | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1976 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Marthe Keller | Nominee |
| Writers Guild of America Awards 1976 | Best Drama – Adapted from Another Medium | William Goldman | Nominee |
| Bambi Awards 1976 | Best Actress – National | Marthe Keller | Winner |
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Golden Globe Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Laurence Olivier | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Dustin Hoffman | Nominee |
| Best Director – Motion Picture | John Schlesinger | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | William Goldman | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Marthe Keller | Nominee |
Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor | Laurence Olivier | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Drama – Adapted from Another Medium | William Goldman | Nominee |
David di Donatello Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Foreign Actor | Dustin Hoffman | Winner |
| Best Foreign Film | Robert Evans | Winner |
Bambi Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress – National | Marthe Keller | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Dustin Hoffman | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Jim Clark | Nominee |
British Society of Cinematographers Awards
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film | Conrad Hall | Nominee |
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Motion Picture Screenplay | William Goldman | Nominee |