Directed by John Schlesinger Written by William Goldman   Cast Dustin Hoffman ... Thomas Babbington Levy aka Babe Laurence Olivier ... Christian Szell Roy Scheider ... Doc Levy William Devane ... Peter Janeway Marthe Keller ... Elsa Opel Fritz Weaver ... Professor Biesenthal Richard Bright ... Karl Marc Lawrence ... Erhard Allen Joseph ... Babe's Father Tito Goya ... Melendez Ben Dova ... Klaus - Szell's Brother Lou Gilbert ... Rosenbaum Jacques Marin ... LeClerc James Wing Woo ... Chen Nicole Deslauriers ... Nicole Lotte Palfi Andor ... Old Lady on 47th Street (as Lotta Andor-Palfi) Lionel Pina ... Street Gang Church Ortiz ... Street Gang Tricoche ... Street Gang Jamie Tirelli ... Street Gang Wilfredo Hernández ... Street Gang (as Wilfredo Hernandez) Harry Goz ... Jewelry Salesman Michael Vale ... Jewelry Salesman Fred Stuthman ... Jewelry Salesman Lee Steele ... Jewelry Salesman William Martel ... Bank Guard Glenn Robards ... Plainclothesman Ric Carrott ... Plainclothesman Alma Beltran ... Laundress Daniel Nunez ... Guard in Uruguay Anthony Pena ... Guard in Uruguay (as Tony Pena) Chuy Franco ... Guard in Uruguay Billy Kearns ... Tourist Couple Sally Wilson ... Tourist Couple Tom Ellis ... Television Announcer Bryant Fraser ... Young Photographer George Dega ... Hotel Valet Gene Bori ... French Doctor Annette Claudier ... Nurse Roger Etienne ... Headwaiter Raymond Serra ... Truck Driver (as Ray Serra) John Garson ... Bystander Charlott Thyssen ... Bystander Estelle Omens ... Bystander Madge Kennedy ... Lady in Bank Jeff Palladini ... Young Babe Scott Price ... Young Doc Uncredited Cast Abebe Bikila ... Himself (archive footage) S.C. Dacy ... Innocent Bystander Shawn McAllister ... Mechanic Irving Metzman ... Accident Witness N.J. Osrag ... Accident Witness Harrison Ressler ... Diamond District Patron Louis Tanno ... Undetermined Secondary Role Mark L. Taylor ... Columbia Student Treat Williams ... Central Park Jogger Produced by Sidney Beckerman   Robert Evans   George Justin   Original Music by Michael Small

Additional Info Premiere: October 06, 1976 Theatrical Release: October 08, 1976 DVD Release: August 28, 2001 Blu-ray Release: September 10, 2013 Country: Distributor: Paramount Studios Websites: Production Companies Robert Evans Company Distributors Paramount Pictures   (1976) (USA) (theatrical) (A Robert Evans Sidney Beckerman Film) Home Box Office (HBO)   (1978) (USA) (TV) (first-run television release) CBS   (1979) (USA) (TV) Fotomat (Drive-Thru Movies) Video   (1979) (USA) (VHS) Paramount Home Entertainment   (1997) (USA) (VHS) Paramount Home Entertainment   (1997) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) Paramount Home Entertainment   (2002) (USA) (DVD) Warner Home Video   (2013) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.4 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #2,081 / 20,869 Site Ranking #2,077 The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari (1920) #2,078 The Stepford Wives (2004) #2,079 Guns Akimbo (2019) #2,080 City Of Ember (2008) #2,081 Marathon Man (1976) #2,082 The Outfit (2022) #2,083 Sisters (2015) #2,084 TMNT (2007) #2,085 Hotel Mumbai (2018)