Kino Lorber have detailed their upcoming 4K Blu-ray release of John Schlesinger’s Marathon Man (1976), starring Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier, Roy Scheider, William Devane, amd Marthe Keller. The release will be available for purchase on February 28.
Description: Thomas “Babe” Levy (Dustin Hoffman) is a Columbia graduate student and long-distance runner who is oblivious to the fact that his older brother, Doc (Roy Scheider), is a government agent chasing down a Nazi war criminal (Laurence Olivier) — that is, until Doc is murdered and Babe finds himself knee-deep in a tangle of stolen gems and sadistic madmen. Even his girlfriend, Elsa (Marthe Keller), becomes a suspect as everything Babe believed to be true is suddenly turned upside down.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
DISC ONE – 4K BLU-RAY:
NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE (2022)
DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
NEW Audio Commentary by critics Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson
5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Audio
Optional English Subtitles
DISC TWO – BLU-RAY:
NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
NEW Audio Commentary by critics Steve Mitchell and Nathaniel Thompson
The Magic of Hollywood: Original Making of Marathon Man
Going the Distance: Remembering Marathon Man – Fetaurette
