Maratón de la muerte
Maratón de la muerte
Maratón de la muerte
La maratón de la muerte
Director:
John SchlesingerGuión:
William GoldmanCámara:
Conrad L. HallMúsica:
Michael SmallReparto:
Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier, Roy Scheider, William Devane, Marthe Keller, Fritz Weaver, Richard Bright, Marc Lawrence, Allen Joseph, Lou Gilbert (más)Streaming (1)
Sinopsis(1)
El Best Seller de William Goldman se ha convertido en uno de los más atrevidos y asombrosos thrillers jamás llevados a la pantalla. El ganador del Oscar Dustin Hoffman (Rainman) interpreta a un agradable estudiante universitario y corredor de maratón inesperadamente atrapado en un mortal juego de misterio con el fugitivo Nazi Christian Szell. Laurence Olivier recibió una nominación al Premio de la Academia por su escalofriante personaje, el sádico Szell que convierte instrumentos dentales en herramientas de tortura con una facilidad asombrosa. Dirigida por John Schlesinger y con un reparto repleto de estrellas, Marathon Man te mantendrá en vilo de principio a fin. Coprotagonizada por Roy Scheider y William Devane. (Cinema International Corporation)
(más)Reseñas (5)
One of the most successful films of the 1970s and I wonder why. It is a pretty average thriller, which will fully satisfy perhaps only fans of jogging and overcomplicated stories. However, for those who are afraid of going to the dentist, this is a must :)
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Marathon Man is certainly a well made, atmospheric thriller, and I spent a nice two hours with it, but I have the feeling that the script doesn’t squeeze everything it could out of the material. There are a couple of excellent scenes, but I didn’t get the impression of a complex and flawless film. It’s effective, yeah, but not logically bulletproof. 8/10
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Recently I wrote a comment about the movie Taxi Driver and admired how the film remains relevant and impressive even after several decades. Marathon Man was made around the same time, but it gives the opposite impression, as its staleness can be felt from a distance. However, there is something worth mentioning. The strong cast led by the famous Laurence Olivier and the young Dustin Hoffman, who are usually associated with artistically ambitious projects, prevents us from seeing the real state of things. Even the few who express reservations in their comments do so with self-criticism worthy of a sect member confessing due to a lack of faith. In reality, Marathon Man was part of the usual commercial goods made for immediate consumption. German war criminals played the same role that Islamic terrorists play nowadays. John Schlesinger cannot consider Marathon Man the highlight of his career, but it is still a solid work. However, the fundamental weakness lies in the screenplay, which at times drags the film to the edge of parody, for example, when the mortally wounded brother crawls through the city to die in the hero's arms. The motivations of the characters and their mental processes often made me shrug my shoulders and shake my head. In my opinion, this deserved a 3-star rating in the 70s. Today, I inevitably have to go lower. Overall impression: 40%.
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Konečně jsem viděl klasiku, thriller s vyhlášenou zubařskou scénou. Některé scény v dnešní době působí trochu úsměvně, zvláště zmínka o Divizi (všem fanouškům 24 hodin okamžitě vytane na mysli Jack Bauer). Sir Laurence Olivier podává excelentní výkon. Dustina Hoffmana mám nejraději v jeho pozdějších rolích.
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Is it safe?
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