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...

Release Date

March 28, 2001

Status

Released

Original Title

Schwimmer in der Wüste

Runtime

1h 50min

Budget

Revenue

Language

German

Production Companies

Kurt Mayer FilmEpo-Film