The Atlantic Swimmers
Munich Heinz and Herbert wants to escape the torturous confines of their home by swimming across the Atlantic.
Munich Heinz and Herbert wants to escape the torturous confines of their home by swimming across the Atlantic.
Herbert Achternbusch
Herbert
Josef Bierbichler
Sepp
Margarethe von Trotta
Schwimmlehrerin
Kurt Raab
Polizist
Alois Hitzenbichler
Ingrid Gailhofer
Barbara Gass
Gunter Freyse
Heinz Braun
Munich Heinz and Herbert wants to escape the torturous confines of their home by swimming across the Atlantic.
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