The Marathon Runners (1933)
Der Läufer von Marathon
Focuses on a love triangle between three German athletes competing at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. It was the last film Dupont made in Germany, before escaping into exile following the rise to power of the Nazis.
- Date of release
- 1933-02-21
- TMDB
- 5.5 / 10 (4)
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Genres
- Romance
- Director
- E.A. Dupont
Casting
- Brigitte Helm — Lore Steinkopf
- Hans Brausewetter — Karl Roesicke
- Ursula Grabley — Else Wittig
- Viktor de Kowa — Georg Cornelius
- Paul Hartmann — José Barrada
- Trude von Molo — Evelyne Barrada
- Oscar Sabo — Werner Franck
- Carl Ballhaus — Hans Huber
- Nien Sön Ling — Tschou Ling
- Anton Pointner — olympischer Reporter
- Siegfried Schürenberg — Rundfunkreporter
- Ludwig Stössel — Zuschauer
Interesting facts
The Marathon Runner is a 1933 German sports film directed by Ewald André Dupont and starring Brigitte Helm, Hans Brausewetter and Ursula Grabley. It was based on a 1928 novel by Werner Scheff, adapted by screenwriter Thea von Harbou. The film focuses on a love triangle between three German athletes competing at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin with sets designed by the art directors Ernő Metzner and Erich Zander. The German premiere took place at the Ufa-Palast am Zoo. It was the last film Dupont made in Germany, before escaping into exile following the rise to power of the Nazis.
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