Die Atlantikschwimmer Filming Locations
Die Atlantikschwimmer Filming Locations
Gauting is a municipality in the district of Starnberg, in Bavaria, Germany with a population of approximately 20,000. It is situated on the river Würm, 17 kilometres southwest of Munich and is a part of the Munich metropolitan area.
Munich, Bavaria’s capital, is home to centuries-old buildings and numerous museums. The city is known for its annual Oktoberfest celebration and its beer halls, including the famed Hofbräuhaus, founded in 1589. In the Altstadt (Old Town), central Marienplatz square contains landmarks such as Neo-Gothic Neues Rathaus (town hall), with a popular glockenspiel show that chimes and reenacts stories from the 16th century.
Die Atlantikschwimmer (1976)
Two world-worn men from Munich, the mailman Heinz and the lifeguard Herbert, look for an escape from their day-to-day lives and participate in a swimming contest across the Atlantic Ocean in the hopes of winning a 100,000 mark award.
