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7.2/10 • 1.1K

1976-10-082h 5m

ThrillerCrimeDramaAction

One man's dangerous attempts to clear his father's name

A graduate student and obsessive runner in New York is drawn into a mysterious plot involving his brother, a member of the secretive Division.

Directors
John Schlesinger
Editors
Jim Clark

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  1. Dustin Hoffman

    Dustin Hoffman

    Thomas 'Babe' Levy

  2. Laurence Olivier

    Laurence Olivier

    Dr. Christian Szell

  3. Roy Scheider

    Roy Scheider

    Henry 'Doc' Levy

  4. William Devane

    William Devane

    Janeway

  5. Marthe Keller

    Marthe Keller

    Elsa Opel

  6. Fritz Weaver

    Fritz Weaver

    Professor Biesenthal

  7. Richard Bright

    Richard Bright

    Karl

  8. Marc Lawrence

    Marc Lawrence

    Erhard

  9. James Wing Woo

    James Wing Woo

    Chen

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CinemaSerf

Jul 2, 2022

7/10

As a man who quite literally loathes the very idea of a dentist, let alone actually going to visit one - this film adds an extra dimension of ghastliness to the already fairly hideous underlying premiss. That centres around "Babe" (Dustin Hoffman). He is an ordinary history student who is horrified when his older brother is brutally murdered. Why? Well, he sets out to investigate and before long is embroiled in a nazi-hunting plot to track down "Szell" (Sir Laurence Olivier) who is, himself, trying to stay one step ahead of some government agents whilst he tries to track down an huge cache of diamonds. It turns out that this evil creature thought the now deceased brother knew the location of the gems, and of course that puts "Babe" in quite considerable peril and so soon, he is next on the interrogation list. This torture gives the idea of getting a drilling an whole new meaning, as the sound of the dental whirring does more than enough to compensate for the lack of actual visuals. Though the ending is fitting, I found it all just a bit too convenient, but Hoffman is superb here, as are Sir Laurence and an international cast that add depth to this really quite disturbing plot. Even now, when we are so much more used to graphic violence and gore on screen, this is potently gruesome and effective.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$6,500,000.00
Revenue
$21,709,020.00
Keywords
new york citygovernmentbased on novel or booknazidiamondconspiracytheftcriminalagentdentistroguesafe deposit boxrunnergraduate studentpistolis it safe