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Swimmers in the Desert (2001)

Directed by Kurt Mayer

Documentary · 1h 50m

The true life story and adventures of László Almásy, the 'English patient', who crossed Africa in 1929 with the father of filmmaker Kurt Mayer: These events provide the motivation and outline for a critical journey through 'men's domains' in Cairo, London and Vienna. Navigation in the expanses of the memory - the dream of flying, documents from the war and of an unrequited love...

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Crew

Director
Kurt Mayer
Editor
Charlotte Müllner

Details

Original title
Schwimmer in der Wüste
Release date
2001-03-28
Runtime
1h 50m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
DE
Spoken languages
German
Countries
Austria
Production
Kurt Mayer Film, Epo-Film