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Little Dieter Needs to Fly

1997 · Movie · 77 min · ★ 7.5 · 88% critics

Documentary

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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Details
Years
1997
Release date
1997-12-01
Language
English
Runtime
77 min
Max quality
HD
Critic score
88/100
TMDB rating
7.5/10 (97 votes)

Themes

  • vietnam war
  • vietnam
  • vietcong
  • prisoner of war
  • u.s. navy
  • based on true story
  • post war germany
  • struggle for survival
  • pow escape
  • life story
  • torture victim
  • plane crash
  • +9 more

Cast & crew

Directed by Werner Herzog