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Plot. September 5th, 1940, Winchet Hill, Kent, England, a military base. Luftwaffe fighter pilot Franz von Werra was shot down. He ditched his aircraft and soon surrounded by the Tommies. It was during the Battle of Britain. He was captured.
The One That Got Away: Directed by Roy Ward Baker. With Hardy Krüger, Colin Gordon, Michael Goodliffe, Terence Alexander. A cocky German fighter pilot is shot down over England in 1940 and makes numerous attempts to escape to fight again.
- (2.5K)
- Adventure, Drama, War
- Roy Ward Baker
- 1957-11-22
The One That Got Away (1957) by Roy Ward Baker. Based on the true story of Oberleutnant Franz von Werra, the only german prisoner of war captured in Britain to escape back to Germany...
- 111 min
- 111.5K
- thepolicestation
Franz von Werra (Hardy Kruger) is a Luftwaffe pilot by trade, but an escape artist by necessity. When his plane is attacked over England, he initiates his first...
- Roy Ward Baker
- Adventure, Action
- Hardy Krüger
Overview. Based on the true story of Oberleutnant Franz von Werra, the only German prisoner of war captured in Britain to escape back to Germany during the Second World War.
1957. Topics. Adventure, Drama, War. Publisher. Julian Wintle Productions. Item Size. 887523000. Title: The One That Got Away. Summary: A cocky German flight officer is shot down over England and makes numerous attempts to escape to fight again. Directed by: Roy Ward Baker. Actors: Hardy Krüger, Colin Gordon, Michael Goodliffe.
Shot down over England, Cocky Oberleutenant Franz von Werra is interrogated by army intelligence. His dossier shows the boastful von Werra is a media hero in Germany for a daring dogfight over Britain in which he claims to have shot down several English planes and destroyed more on the ground.
