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Pheidippides (Ancient Greek: Φειδιππίδης, Ancient Greek pronunciation: [pʰeː.dip.pí.dɛːs], Modern Greek: [fi.ðiˈpi.ðis] lit. ' Son of Pheídippos ') or Philippides (Φιλιππίδης) is the central figure in the story that inspired the marathon race.
Marathon is a first-person shooter video game developed and published by Bungie, and released in December 1994 for the Apple Macintosh.The game takes place several centuries into the future in outer space and sets the player as a security officer attempting to stop an alien invasion aboard a colony ship named the Marathon.
Marathon Man is a 1976 American thriller film directed by John Schlesinger. It was adapted by William Goldman from his 1974 novel of the same title and stars Dustin Hoffman , Laurence Olivier , Roy Scheider , William Devane and Marthe Keller .
Marathon Man is a 1974 conspiracy thriller novel by William Goldman.It was Goldman's most successful thriller novel, and his second suspense novel. [2]In 1976 it was made into a film of the same name, with a screenplay by Goldman, starring Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier, and Roy Scheider and directed by John Schlesinger.
The Marathon Trilogy is a science fiction first-person shooter video game series from Bungie, originally released for the Classic Mac OS.The name of the series is derived from the giant interstellar colony ship that provides the main setting for the first game; the ship is constructed out of the Martian moon Deimos.
Marathon 2: Durandal is a first-person shooter video game, part of the science fiction Marathon Trilogy by Bungie.It was released on November 24, 1995. The game is mostly set on the fictional planet of Lh'owon, homeworld of the S'pht, and once again the player takes the role of a shipboard security officer from the Marathon.
In the United States and Canada, the film earned $212,800 from 428 theaters in its opening weekend. [11]Rick Bentley of KGET-TV awarded the film two and a half stars and wrote, "As a sports movie dealing with marathon running, Tyson’s Run hits the wall in the first act as it just never finds the proper stride or pacing.
Brothers is a thriller novel by William Goldman.It is the sequel to his 1974 novel Marathon Man and is Goldman's final novel.. Daniel Woodrell wrote in The Washington Post that "The ultimate significance of the title becomes clear only in the surprising, explosive twist at the end."