Marathon Man universe
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The Marathon Man universe is the suspenseful thriller setting created by William Goldman, centered on graduate student and long-distance runner Thomas "Babe" Levy as he becomes entangled in a deadly conspiracy involving Nazi war criminals and government agents.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marathon Man (1974 novel) | 1 |
| Marathon Man universe canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | fictional universe ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
conspiracy
ⓘ
legacy of the Holocaust ⓘ political intrigue ⓘ psychological suspense ⓘ torture ⓘ trust and betrayal ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | William Goldman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmDirector | John Schlesinger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmLeadActor | Dustin Hoffman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmNotableActor |
Laurence Olivier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roy Scheider NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| genre |
suspense fiction
ⓘ
thriller ⓘ |
| hasTaglineElement | "Is it safe?" ⓘ |
| hasWork |
Marathon Man (1976 film)
NERFINISHED
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Marathon Man (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesElement |
Nazi loot
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dental torture ⓘ espionage ⓘ organized crime ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | conspiracy thriller ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 1970s American thriller fiction ⓘ |
| medium |
film adaptation
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| narrativeTone |
dark
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paranoid ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Dr. Christian Szell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elsa Opel NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry David "Doc" Levy NERFINISHED ⓘ Janeway NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas "Babe" Levy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| novelPublicationYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| originatedInWork | Marathon Man (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLocation | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryProtagonist | Thomas "Babe" Levy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingFocus |
Nazi war criminals
ⓘ
government agents ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post-World War II era ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Marathon Man (1974 novel)