Release Date

01 Dec, 1997

Runtime

01:17: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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.

Original Title

Little Dieter Needs to Fly

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Actors

Werner Herzog

Dieter Dengler

Eugene Deatrick

Crew

Werner Herzog

André Singer

Lucki Stipetić

Joe Bini

Glen Scantlebury

Rainer Standke

Werner Herzog

Herbert Golder

Herbert Golder

Ekkehart Baumung

Josh Rosen

Peter Zeitlinger