Marathon Man (Schlesinger, 1976): Prince Charles Cinema, 8.45pm
This is a 35mm presentation.
Times review: “Is it safe? Is it safe?” The centrepiece torture scene, in which Laurence Olivier’s Nazi dentist Dr Szell drills the truth out of Dustin Hoffman’s innocent patsy, is iconic. Hoffman’s expression of dawning dread as the dental instruments are revealed matches that of the audience. Yet everything else here — the gritty supporting players (Roy Scheider, William Devane), the conspiracy theories and the Central Park finale — marks the pinnacle of 1970s paranoia thrillers, as Hoffman’s Jewish graduate student is sucked into a shadowy world of postwar spooks and power politics by his CIA agent brother (Scheider). Olivier, who was having cancer treatment during filming and taking painkillers to get through it, was nominated for an Oscar. Kevin Maher
Here (and above) is the trailer.
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