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Marathon Man

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Cast

Selected cast credits · Film reference

Dustin Hoffman Thomas Babington "Babe"
Jeff Palladini Babe as a child
Laurence Olivier Dr. Christian Szell (alias 'Christopher Hess')
Roy Scheider Henry "Doc"
Scott Price Doc as a child
William Devane Peter Janeway
Marthe Keller Elsa Opel
Fritz Weaver Professor Biesenthal
Marc Lawrence Erhard
Allen Joseph H. V. Levy
Tito Goya Melendez
Ben Dova Klaus Szell
Lou Gilbert Rosenbaum
Jacques Marin LeClerc
Raymond Serra truck driver
Billy Kearns American tourist

Marathon Man | The Rewatchables

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When I Would Have Died

The bathroom entrapment and revelation of dental tools are the proposed death points.

Flex pick · Chris Ryan

In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 00:56:22Read transcript
  • One participant says the bathroom entrapment would be the likely death point, possibly by drowning or self-harm to avoid torture.
  • Another participant also chooses the bathroom because the window offers no escape.
  • The dental tools and Szell’s accent are said to be enough to cause a fatal panic or prompt a request for immediate death.

The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award

Babe is judged foolish for missing clues and refusing to shoot Szell.

Flex pick · Craig Horlbeck

In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:07:35Read transcript
  • Babe should recognize that being attacked by two older men in suits is unusual.
  • He is criticized for ignoring the connections among his murdered brother, Szell, and Elsa’s concealed German identity.
  • His refusal to shoot Szell is criticized as inconsistent after he shoots others at the farmhouse.
  • The novel reportedly has Babe shoot Szell and discard the diamonds before police take him away.