Marathon Man (1976)

Voti degli utenti:

7.6/10   

Regista:

John Schlesinger

Scrittori:

William Goldman (screenplay)
William Goldman (novel)

Data di uscita:

8 ottobre 1976 (USA)

Genere:

Crimine | Drammatico | Thriller

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.

Plot Keywords:

War Criminal | Nazi | Diamond | Dentist | New York

Premi:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 9 nominations

Recensioni degli utenti:

Please Pass The Novocaine

Cast

Dustin Hoffman	...	Babe
Laurence Olivier	...	Szell
Roy Scheider	...	Doc
William Devane	...	Janeway
Marthe Keller	...	Elsa
Fritz Weaver	...	Professor Biesenthal
Richard Bright	...	Karl
Marc Lawrence	...	Erhard
Allen Joseph	...	Babe's Father
Tito Goya	...	Melendez
Ben Dova	...	Szell's Brother
Lou Gilbert	...	Rosenbaum
Jacques Marin	...	LeClerc
James Wing Woo	...	Chen
Nicole Deslauriers	...	Nicole

Alias:

Il maratoneta (Italy) [it]

Durata:

125 min

Nazionalità:

USA

Lingua:

Inglese | Francese | Tedesco | Spagnolo

Colore:

Colore (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonoro:

Mono | Stereo

Divieti:

Iceland:16 | Singapore:M18 | Sweden:15 | UK:X (original rating) | Brazil:14 | South Korea:18 | Argentina:18 | New Zealand:R16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-15 (re-rating) (2003) (uncut version) | Finland:K-16 (1988) (cut version) | France:-16 | Ireland:18 | Italy:VM18 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (1977) | Spain:18 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:16

Luoghi riprese:

47th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Compagnia:

Gelderse Maatschappij N.V.

Curiosità:

Dustin Hoffman lost 15 pounds for this role. He ran up to four miles a day to get into shape for playing the part. He would never come into a scene and fake the breathing. According to producer Robert Evans, Hoffman "would run, just for a take, he would run for a half-mile so he came into the scene, he'd actually be out of breath."

Errori:

Personale o equipaggiamento visibile: During the master shot of the first dental torture scene, you can clearly see the "marks" - a t-shape of tape on the floor - where one of the thugs is to stand in the bottom right hand corner of the screen.

Citazioni:

Janeway: [Referring to his dead brother] What did he do?
Babe: He was in the oil business.
Janeway: I know exactly how Doc made his living, and the closest he ever came to the oil business was when he filled up at the friendly neighborhood gas station.

Collegamenti:

Citato in Saturday Night Live: The Best of Steve Martin (1998) (TV)

Colonna sonora:

Dors, O Cite Perverse

Please Pass The Novocaine

I have always found this to be a very entertaining, involving, taut suspense movie with some very dramatic scenes. I've seen in three times and liked it better each time, particularly since it's been available on DVD which enhanced the sound from mono to stereo, and the 1.85:1 widescreen enhancing the cinematography.

I didn't find the infamous (this was quite a buzz when the film came out) dentist scene to be as terrifying as it was made up to be and the references to the McCarthy hearings are a bit annoying and typical of Hollywood director John Scheslinger. It's also a typical modern-day film in which the U.S government's police agencies are corrupt (oh, puhleeze, filmmakers - think of something new).

However, despite those negatives, the film is fascinating with no dry spots despite its two-hour length. There is a nice variety of action scenes and very interesting characters. Marthe Keller never looked better. Too bad she didn't make more movies in the U.S. Dustin Hoffman, as he did so well in the '70s, keeps your attention and Laurence Olivier is absolutely riveting. This is a terrific thriller, start to finish.