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Little Dieter Needs to Fly

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7.5/10 • 85

1997-12-011h 20m

Documentary

In 1966, Dieter Dengler was shot down over Laos, captured, and, down to 85 pounds, escaped.

Three decades after German-American pilot Dieter Dengler was shot down over Laos, he returns to the places where he was held prisoner during the early years of the Vietnam War. Accompanied by director Werner Herzog, Dengler describes in unusually candid detail his captivity, the friendships he made, and his daring escape. Not willing to stop there, Herzog even persuades his subject to re-enact certain tortures, with the help of some willing local villagers.

Directors
Werner Herzog
Writters
Werner Herzog
Editors
Glen Scantlebury

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  1. Werner Herzog

    Werner Herzog

    Narrator (voice)

  2. Dieter Dengler

    Dieter Dengler

    Self

  3. Eugene Deatrick

    Eugene Deatrick

    Self

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Status
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Original Language
English
Budget
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Keywords
vietnam warvietnamvietcongprisoner of waru.s. navypost war germanystruggle for survivalpow escapelife storytorture victimplane crashpowair crashaircraft crashsurvivor memoriesnavy pilotgerman immigrantjungle survivalpow survivordowned aircraft