CinemaOSMovie · 1997 · 1h 17m
Little Dieter Needs to Fly

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

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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.

Directed byWerner Herzog

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 17m
Language
EN
Released
December 1, 1997
Studios
Werner Herzog FilmproduktionZDF

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Werner Herzog film collection: Little Dieter Needs To Fly - Trailer

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Starring
Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog

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Dieter Dengler

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Eugene Deatrick

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Creative team
Directed by
Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog
Written by
Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog
Produced by
Lucki Stipetić
Lucki Stipetić

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