If you like dusty European sports dramas where people sweat in heavy wool trousers, you might get a kick out of Der Läufer von Marathon. But if you're looking for a smooth, modern athletic thriller, you're going to be bored out of your mind. 🏃♂️ It’s a 1933 German film co-written by Thea von Harbou. Yeah, that Thea...
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Ewald André Dupont
J. Gordon Edwards
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"If you like dusty European sports dramas where people sweat in heavy wool trousers, you might get a kick out of Der Läufer von Marathon. But if you're looking for a smooth, modern athletic thriller, you're going to be bored out of your mind. 🏃♂️ It’s a 1933 German film co-written by Thea von Harbou. Yeah, that Thea von Harbou who wrote the screenplay for Metropolis. But don't expect giant robots or sci-fi cities here. This is mostly about running and weird family drama. The plot feels like..."
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