The Sprinter
1984, German. Directed by Christoph Böll.
A homosexual, crazy guy tries to be “normal.” So he begins to search a girl. He first of all starts a membership in a sports club as a short distance runner. But his results are very poor. Suddenly he saw an other member of the Club, a girl, and starts a affair with her.
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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- Released
- 1 January 1984
- Original title
- Der Sprinter
- Country
- Germany
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The Sprinter runs 87 minutes (1h 27m).
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What movies are like The Sprinter?
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Who directed The Sprinter?
The Sprinter (1984) was directed by Christoph Böll and stars Wieland Samolak, Gerhard Olschewski, Dieter Eppler.