Swimmers in the Desert
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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Kurt Mayer Director · Charlotte Müllner Editor
First release March 28, 2001 · Produced in Austria · Production Epo-Film, Epo-Film Produktionsgesellschaft
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Kurt Mayer Film
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Epo-Film
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Epo-Film Produktionsgesellschaft
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Austria
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Original title
Schwimmer in der Wüste
Original language
German
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German
Release dates
Austria · March 28, 2001
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