Reviewed by Kathleen Amboy. Viewed on DVD Marathon Man is an exciting quasi-political, espionage thriller that deals with stolen diamonds, evil henchmen, ruthless covert operatives, and one sadistic Nazi dentist on the lam. Thomas “Babe” Levy (Dustin Hoffman) is a grad student at Columbia who helps out and befriends a foreign student.  When the two … Continue reading Marathon Man (John Schlesinger, 1976): U. S.