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    Little Dieter Needs to Fly

    77'

    1997-12-01

    7.4

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

    Documentary

    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.

    DirectingWerner HerzogWritingWerner Herzog

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    Cast

    2

    Narrator (voice)

    Werner Herzog

    1

    Self

    Dieter Dengler

    1

    Self

    Eugene Deatrick

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. Germany
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
      2. ZDF
    • Vote Count: 105
    • Popularity: 0.9902
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Little Dieter Needs to Fly

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