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Little Dieter Needs to Fly

1997 • 1h17m Documentary

Rating

7.5/10

Popularity

1

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

Director

Werner Herzog

Screenplay

Werner Herzog

Cast

Werner Herzog

Dieter Dengler

Eugene Deatrick

Release date

12/1/1997

Status

Released

Origin country

GB

Vote count

91