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Little Dieter Needs to Fly (German: Flucht aus Laos, lit. 'Escape from Laos') is a 1997 German-British-French documentary film written and directed by Werner Herzog, produced by Werner Herzog Filmproduktion, and premiered on German television.
Oct 2, 1998 · Werner Herzog directs and narrates this film about Dieter Dengler, a German-American pilot who was shot down, captured, and escaped from the Viet Cong in 1966. The film combines archival footage, recreations, and Herzog's voice-over to tell Dengler's story in a poetic and surreal way.
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- Documentary, Biography, Drama
- Werner Herzog
- 1998-10-02
Apr 17, 2022 · Little Dieter Needs to Fly (German: Flucht aus Laos, lit. 'Escape from Laos') is a 1997 German-British-French documentary film written and directed by Werner Herzog, produced by Werner Herzog ...
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- The Viceregal Archive
Jan 7, 2015 · After a period of torture and starvation chained to the bottom of a bamboo cage, Dengler escaped. Please watch this other documentary https://youtu.be/8rsSpMEulYMDengler was taken prisoner by the...
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- Josep Svęnnan
Oct 2, 1998 · Dieter Dengler was a German-American pilot who escaped from a Vietnamese prison camp and survived the jungle. Werner Herzog's documentary lets him tell his own story, with some artistic enhancements and suggestions.
A film about the true story of Dieter Dengler, a German-American pilot who was shot down over Laos and survived a brutal captivity. He returns to the places where he was held prisoner and re-enacts some of the tortures with local villagers.
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- Documentary
Oct 2, 1998 · 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.
