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...
- Overview
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Swimmers in the Desert
- Overview
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Mar 28, 2001
Runtime
1h 50m
Genres
Documentary
User Score
10%
Original Title
Schwimmer in der Wüste
Production Companies
Kurt Mayer Film, Epo-Film
Director
Kurt Mayer
Description
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...
