The Marathon Runner
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 [Summer Olympics|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 |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.
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