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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.
Original Release
02/21/1933
Cast
Name | Character |
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Brigitte Helm | Lore Steinkopf |
Hans Brausewetter | Karl Roesicke |
Ursula Grabley | Else Wittig, Lores Freundin / Else Wittig |
Viktor de Kowa | Georg Cornelius |
Paul Hartmann | José Barrada |
Trude von Molo | Evelyne Barrada |
Oscar Sabo | Werner Franck, Trainer / Werner Franck |
Carl Balhaus | Hans Huber |
Nien Soen Ling | Tschou Ling |
Alfred Durra | Ein Reporter |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Brigitte Helm | Lore Steinkopf |
Hans Brausewetter | Karl Roesicke |
Ursula Grabley | Else Wittig, Lores Freundin / Else Wittig |
Viktor de Kowa | Georg Cornelius |
Paul Hartmann | José Barrada |
Trude von Molo | Evelyne Barrada |
Oscar Sabo | Werner Franck, Trainer / Werner Franck |
Carl Balhaus | Hans Huber |
Nien Soen Ling | Tschou Ling |
Alfred Durra | Ein Reporter |
Werner Finck | |
Annemarie Korff | |
Loni Michelis | |
Anton Pointner | olympischer Reporter |
Siegfried Schürenberg | Rundfunkreporter |
Ludwig Stössel | (as Ludwig Stoessel) / Zuschauer |
Eduard von Winterstein | Dr. Brandt |
Carl Wery | Reporter |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Marcel Hellman | Producer |