There's much of a similarvein in 'Marathon Man', and although the storyline is sometimes almostburied through the relentless suffocating tension, it's extremelywatchable with a cushion to hide behind at certain points and one ofthe greatest non-Hitchcock thrillers I've ever seen. The bouncing-ball scene inthe darkened building should be utterly prosaic, but it really isn't -the way it's choreographed and shot brings such an air of menace andtrepidation you'll be biting your nails off. However, despite those negatives, the film is fascinating with no dryspots despite its two-hour length. The film is excellently directed throughout by JohnSchlesinger. The film ends with a spectacular sequence, which sees the movie and the twocentrals characters come to a satisfying conclusion.
. Dustin Hoffman takes the lead role of Thomas Levy. It is easy to see the parallels between the plotmovie and World War 2, from the withered ex-Nazi indicative of the state ofthe actual regime , to his enemies being American; the movie has world war 2written all over it. Thatscene alone is enough to propel the movie in the realms of greatness, as itis simply one of the most powerful that cinema has ever given us; but thismovie is a hell of a lot more than just a torture sequence. Director: John Schlesinger Reparto: Allen Joseph Ben Dova Dustin Hoffman Estelle Omens Fritz Weaver Laurence Olivier Lou Gilbert Marc Lawrence Marthe Keller Richard Bright Roy Scheider Tito Goya William Devane Sinopsis: En Nueva York, Babe Levy Dustin Hoffman , un universitario que está haciendo el doctorado en la Universidad de Columbia y que pasa parte de su tiempo libre preparándose para correr maratones, conoce a Elsa, una extraña mujer suiza con la que inicia una relación amorosa. Too bad she didn't make more movies in the U. Thisscene is powerful and painful on it's own, but it is made more so by thefact that we have already gotten to know the character and therefore we feelsympathy for him, as well as cringing at the images we see on screen.
Dustin Hoffman,as he did so well in the '70s, keeps your attention and LaurenceOlivier is absolutely riveting. The third lead role, that of the Nazi warcriminal, is taken by Lawrence Olivier, who is also a fantastic actor andgives a great performance in this film. However,unlike a lot of thrillers; Marathon Man uses this time to create charactersand establish the situation, which ultimately pays off later on in the filmwhen the movie really gets going. When he sees his brother, one Division member, stabbed to death, it is revealed that Christian Szell, the White Angel of Auschwitz, is wrapping up loose ends to smuggle priceless diamonds from the United States. Roy Scheider of Jawsfame stars opposite Dustin Hoffman in the movie. Synopsis 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.
This is a terrific thriller, start tofinish. I didn't find the infamous this was quite a buzz when the film cameout dentist scene to be as terrifying as it was made up to be and thereferences to the McCarthy hearings are a bit annoying and typical ofHollywood director John Scheslinger. The plot revolves around a car crash that takes place in downtown New York. In New York, the brother of an infamous Nazi war criminal in hiding is killed in a head-on collision with an oil truck. Shortly thereafter, members of a covert U. One of the men in this crash is the brother of the infamous Nazi warcriminal, Szell, who has some diamonds hidden in a safety deposit box.
The characters are thecentral theme in this movie, and had the movie have ended differently itcould have unravelled everything that it had created, but the movie's end isabsolutely perfect and does the entire movie justice. This is exactly what you want in athriller, as nobody likes it when they can predict what will happennext. It's also a typical modern-dayfilm in which the U. A constant foreboding feel is created, and you'renever truly sure of what will happen. When the film does step on the gas, it isas thrilling as any thriller you will ever see; Dustin Hoffman is subjectedto all sorts of things, most notably an excruciating torture sequence.
Scheider doesn't get agreat deal of screentime in the film, but he still manages to do good thingswith the time he does have. There is a nice variety of actionscenes and very interesting characters. S government's police agencies are corrupt oh,puhleeze, filmmakers - think of something new. He gives his character just theright atmosphere, and we can tell just by looking at the man that he is coldand uncaring, and also past it; which is the crux of hischaracter. Dustin Hoffman is afantastic actor, and he certainly gets to flex his acting muscles here, in afilm which sees him go through all manner of unpleasant scenes and also holdup lots of relationships with various characters, as well as drawingsympathy from the audience to accent his situation. .
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