A graduate history student is unwittingly caught in the middle of an international conspiracy involving stolen diamonds, an exiled Nazi war criminal, and a rogue government agent.
Political paranoia thrillers from the mid-70s are one of my favorite niche genres, so of course I dig this film. The convoluted plot, unexplained connections, lack of clarity: It all works in combo to create an affect of conspiracy, where nothing can be trusted and the viewer is just as lost as the protagonist the titular Marathon Man played brilliantly by Dustin Hoffman. The rest of the cast is also solid .Laurence Olivier is sensational as the film's villain.
Review of Marathon Man
