Marathon Man is a 1976 American thriller film directed by John Schlesinger. It was adapted by William Goldman from his 1974 novel of the same title and stars Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier, Roy Scheider, William Devane and Marthe Keller.

Laurence Olivier credited as playing... [Szell prepares to torture Babe a second time] Christian Szell: Oh, please don't worry. I'm not going into that cavity. That nerve's already dying. A live, freshly-cut nerve is infinitely more sensitive. So I'll just drill into a healthy tooth until I reach ...

Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier (/ ˈlɒrəns ˈkɜːr əˈlɪvieɪ / LORR-ənss KUR ə-LIV-ee-ay; 22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an English actor and director. He and his contemporaries Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud made up a trio of male actors who dominated the British stage of the mid-20th century.

Apr 25, 2007 · Though his health was poor and, heaven knows, he didn’t need the money, the 20th century’s great classical actor just kept working throughout the 70s, ornamenting his Shakespearean...

Marathon Man: Directed by John Schlesinger. With Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier, Roy Scheider, William Devane. After the murder of his older brother, a New York history student is hounded by shadowy government agents on the trail of a Nazi war criminal who is trying to retrieve smuggled diamonds.

Feb 27, 2023 · (1) Laurence Olivier plays Dr. Christian Szell, a Nazi war criminal who uses the tools of his trade to probe Columbia University doctoral student Thomas “Babe” Levy (Dustin Hoffman) for information. (2) An avid runner, Levy escapes …

Dec 17, 2021 · Dustin Hoffman as ‘Babe’ Levy is interrogated in a quite particular way by Dr. Christian Szell, the Nazi war criminal, played by Laurence Olivier. And that’s it; isn’t it? Szell drills the tooth, badda bing, badda boom. Oh no. There’s …

The intrigue involves a former Nazi named Szell, played by Laurence Olivier with a certain urbane composure that makes him seem all the more ominous. Szell lives in hiding in South America (naturally) and has millions of dollars worth of diamonds in a New York safe-deposit box.

Apr 26, 2007 · Laurence Olivier playing Dr. Christian Szell in Marathon Man, U.S., 1976. Though his health was poor and, heaven knows, he didn't need the money, the 20th century's great classical...

Olivier made this sequence unforgettable by playing Zell as a charming, almost avuncular figure who mixes pleasant small talk with abominable torture. The performance earned him an Oscar nomination and probably resulted in an explosion of cavities for baby boomers worldwide.