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.

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

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1933 films

Films of the Weimar Republic

1930s sports films

German sports films

1930s German-language films

Films directed by E. A. 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 films

Films shot at Johannisthal Studios

The Marathon Runner