Little Dieter Needs to Fly

Little Dieter Needs to Fly

1997
1h 17m
7.5

7.5/10

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Documentary

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

Overview

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.

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Status: Released

Language: EN

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Cast

Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog

Narrator (voice)

Dieter Dengler
Dieter Dengler

Self

Eugene Deatrick
Eugene Deatrick

Self

Key Crew

Werner Herzog
Director
Lucki Stipetić
Producer
André Singer
Executive Producer
Werner Herzog
Writer