Little Dieter Needs to Fly
1997
In 1966, Dieter Dengler was shot down over Laos, captured, and, down to 85 pounds, escaped.
- Werner Herzog
- 1h 17m
- December 1, 1997 · France, Germany, United Kingdom
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 1, 1997
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- France, Germany, United Kingdom
- Production
- ZDF,Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
- Director
- Werner Herzog
- Writer
- Werner Herzog
- Producer
- Lucki Stipetić,André Singer
- Cinematography
- Peter Zeitlinger
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
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