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Little Dieter Needs to Fly
Little Dieter Needs to Fly
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  2. Little Dieter Needs to Fly

Little Dieter Needs to Fly

1997
1h 17m
Documentary

Status

Released

Release

1997

Runtime

1h 17m

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Storyline

"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.

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 17m
Dec 1, 1997
Languages
English
Director
Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog
Production
Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
ZDF
ZDF
Production Countries
Germany

Top Cast

3 Cast Members

Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog

Narrator (voice)

Dieter Dengler

Self

Eugene Deatrick

Self

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