Marathon Man

1976 film by John Schlesinger
Movie film Q1195727
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Marathon Man

Summary

Marathon Man is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,349 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Marathon Man's image is recorded as Kruiskade, Thalia mozi. Fortepan 73784.jpg[3].
  • Marathon Man's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • Marathon Man's director is recorded as John Schlesinger[5].
  • Marathon Man's screenwriter is recorded as William Goldman[6].
  • Marathon Man's screenwriter is recorded as Robert Towne[7].
  • Marathon Man's composer is recorded as Michael Small[8].
  • Marathon Man's movement is recorded as New Hollywood[9].
  • Marathon Man's genre is recorded as thriller film[10].
  • Marathon Man's genre is recorded as film based on a novel[11].
  • Marathon Man's genre is recorded as drama film[12].
  • Marathon Man's genre is recorded as crime film[13].
  • Marathon Man's genre is recorded as crime drama film[14].
  • Marathon Man's genre is recorded as crime thriller film[15].
  • Marathon Man's genre is recorded as action film[16].
  • Marathon Man's genre is recorded as suspense film[17].
  • Marathon Man's genre is recorded as psychological drama film[18].
  • Marathon Man's genre is recorded as psychological thriller film[19].
  • Marathon Man's genre is recorded as action thriller[20].
  • Marathon Man's genre is recorded as political thriller film[21].
  • Marathon Man's based on is recorded as Marathon Man[22].
  • Marathon Man's cast member is recorded as Dustin Hoffman[23].
  • Marathon Man's cast member is recorded as Laurence Olivier[24].
  • Marathon Man's cast member is recorded as Roy Scheider[25].
  • Marathon Man's cast member is recorded as William Devane[26].
  • Marathon Man's cast member is recorded as Marthe Keller[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Robert Evans[28] and Sidney Beckerman[29]. Marathon Man's director is recorded as John Schlesinger[5]. Screenwriters include William Goldman[6] and Robert Towne[7]. Cast members include Dustin Hoffman[23], Laurence Olivier[24], Roy Scheider[25], William Devane[26], Marthe Keller[27], and Richard Bright[30].

Publication

Publication dates include +1976-10-06T00:00:00Z[31], +1976-10-08T00:00:00Z[32], +1976-12-16T00:00:00Z[33], +1976-12-17T00:00:00Z[34], +1976-12-18T00:00:00Z[35], and +1976-12-22T00:00:00Z[36]. Marathon Man's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[37]. Genres include thriller film[10], film based on a novel[11], drama film[12], crime film[13], crime drama film[14], and crime thriller film[15].

Subject and Themes

Marathon Man's movement is recorded as New Hollywood[9].

Reception

Reviews include 81%[38], 7.4/10[39], and 64/100[40].

Why It Matters

Marathon Man ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,349 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . wikidata.org.
  29. [37] . wikidata.org.
  30. [38] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [39] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [40] . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [32] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [33] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [34] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [35] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [36] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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