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Little Dieter Needs to Fly

12/01/1997

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1hr 20min

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Documentary

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

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Werner Herzog
  • Dieter Dengler
  • Eugene Deatrick

    Director

  • Werner Herzog

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
  • ZDF

    Production Countries

  • France
  • Germany
  • United Kingdom

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

Dieter Dengler

Self

Eugene Deatrick

Self

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