Marathon Man 4K 1976

Thomas Levy, a humble history student who also likes to run long distances, one day finds himself in a major scrape. It turns out that Thomas's brother was a courier, delivering "Nazi" jewels. But here someone begins to "clean up" the couriers, including Thomas' brother, and he himself is kidnapped by some people in order to find out some details ...

At first the movie is a bunch of seemingly unrelated episodes. Hoffman's running character, the memories of the suicide of the main character's father, the clash in the street of Manhattan between two old men - a German and a Jew - that ends in a big incident, the explosion in Paris, etc., which start to come together in a single picture in the middle of the movie. But with the appearance of Laurence Olivier's character on the screen, the action takes on clear colors. The viewer begins to understand what is going on. And the suspense begins to build up with breakneck speed. I'll speak for myself, but the scene with the boron car made me uncomfortable.

Great direction and wonderful acting is impossible to miss, but if the beginning was not so convoluted and the pace was even from the start, the movie would be a reference.

Separately, I would single out Laurence Olivier. Here's that example of a striking supporting role. After all, in terms of timing, Olivier does not appear on the screen very often, but every appearance - and we see that before us an actor (with a capital letter). Not for nothing for this role, he was nominated for an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor.