The Marathon Runner

The Marathon Runner
Directed by	Ewald André Dupont
Produced by	Marcel Hellman
Written by	Werner Scheff (novel) Thea von Harbou
Starring	Brigitte Helm Hans Brausewetter Ursula Grabley Viktor de Kowa
Music by	Giuseppe Becce
Cinematography	Eugen Schüfftan
Edited by	Herbert Selpin
Production company	Matador-Film
Distributed by	Siegel-Monopolfilm
Release dates	24 February 1933
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 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

Bergfelder, Tim & Cargnelli, Christian. Destination London: German-speaking emigrés and British cinema, 1925-1950. Berghahn Books, 2008.

Films directed by E. A. Dupont

Works by Thea von Harbou

Films directed	Elisabeth und der Narr Hanneles Himmelfahrt

Films written	Das wandernde Bild Destiny The Indian Tomb The Burning Soil Dr. Mabuse the Gambler Phantom The Stone Rider Princess Suwarin The Grand Duke's Finances Die Nibelungen Michael Chronicles of the Gray House Metropolis Spione Woman in the Moon M The Marathon Runner The Testament of Dr. Mabuse Princess Turandot Turandot, Princess of China Der alte und der junge König An Ideal Husband The Impossible Woman Der Herrscher Don't Promise Me Anything The Broken Jug Covered Tracks The Woman at the Crossroads Hurrah! I'm a Father Clarissa Via Mala Dr. Holl

Novels written	Das indische Grabmal Metropolis The Rocket to the Moon

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