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Swimmers in the Desert

Swimmers in the Desert

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📜 Overview: 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...
🌏 Languages Available: German
📆 Date Released: 2001-03-28
⌚ Running Time: 110 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 1.0

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