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How Long Is “The Ister”?

Name: The Ister
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2004
Duration: 189 min
Cast: Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe, Jean-Luc Nancy, Bernard Stiegler, Hans-Jürgen Syberberg

3h 9m runtime

20043h 9mDocumentary

Documentary film with a runtime of 189 minutes, released in 2004. Presented in English.

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Runtime3h 9m

Minutes189

One SittingLonger

With Break3h 21m

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The Ister is a 3000km journey to the heart of Europe, from the mouth of the Danube river on the Black Sea, to its source in the German Black Forest. Hailed by Scott Foundas of Variety as "a philosophical feast—at which it is possible to gorge oneself yet leave feeling elated,” the film is based on the work of one of the most influential and controversial philosophers of the 20th century, Martin Heidegger, who in 1933 swore allegiance to the National Socialists. By joining a vast philosophical narrative with an epic voyage along Europe’s greatest waterway, The Ister invites you to unravel the extraordinary past and future of ‘the West.’.

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Runtime3h 9m

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One SittingOnly if you are committed

With Break3h 21m

Movie Facts

Release Year2004

Runtime3h 9m

LanguageEnglish

GenresDocumentary

DirectorDavid Barison

ProducerDavid Barison, Daniel Ross

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