The Marathon Runner
Appearance
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Directed by | Ewald André Dupont |
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Produced by | Marcel Hellman Frank Clifford |
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Cinematography | Eugen Schüfftan |
Edited by | Herbert Selpin |
Music by | Giuseppe Becce |
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Distributed by | Siegel-Monopolfilm |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
Country | Germany |
Language | German |
The Marathon Runner (German: Der Läufer von Marathon) 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. The film focuses on a love triangle between three German athletes competing at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.[1] It was the last film Dupont made in Germany, before escaping into exile following the rise to power of the Nazis.
Cast
- Brigitte Helm as Lore Steinkopf
- Hans Brausewetter as Karl Roesicke
- Ursula Grabley as Else Wittig, Lores Freundin
- Viktor de Kowa as Georg Cornelius
- Paul Hartmann as José Barrada
- Trude von Molo as Evelyne Barrada
- Oscar Sabo as Werner Franck, Trainer
- Carl Balhaus as Hans Huber
- Nien Soen Ling as Tschou Ling
- Alfred Durra as Ein Reporter
References
- ^ Bergfelder & Cargnelli p. 34
Bibliography
- Bergfelder, Tim; Cargnelli, Christian, eds. (2008). Destination London: German-Speaking Emigrés and British Cinema, 1925–1950. Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-0-85745-019-7.
External links
Categories:
- 1933 films
- German films
- Films of the Weimar Republic
- 1930s sports films
- German sports films
- German-language films
- Films directed by Ewald André Dupont
- Films set in Los Angeles
- 1932 Summer Olympics
- Films about the 1932 Summer Olympics
- Films about Olympic track and field
- Running films
- Films with screenplays by Thea von Harbou
- German black-and-white films
- 1930s German film stubs
- Sports film stubs