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Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997)

In 1966, Dieter Dengler was shot down over Laos, captured, and, down to 85 pounds, escaped.

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 20M

Director : Werner Herzog

Synopsis

In 1966, Dieter Dengler was shot down over Laos, captured, and, down to 85 pounds, escaped. Barefoot, surviving monsoons, leeches, and machete-wielding villagers, he was rescued. Now, near 60, living on Mt. Tamalpais, Dengler tells his story: a German lad surviving Allied bombings in World War II, postwar poverty, apprenticed to a smith, beaten regularly. At 18, he emigrates and peels potatoes in the U.S. Air Force. He leaves for California and college, then enlistment in the Navy to learn to fly. A quiet man of sorrows tells his story: war, capture, harrowing conditions, escape, and miraculous rescue. Where did he find the strength; how does he now live with his memories?

Actors

Dieter Dengler
Dieter Dengler
Self
Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog
Self / Narrator
Eugene Deatrick
Eugene Deatrick
Self

Crews

Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog
Director
André Singer
André Singer
Executive Producer
Lucki Stipetić
Lucki Stipetić
Producer
Joe Bini
Joe Bini
Editor
Glen Scantlebury
Glen Scantlebury
Editor
Rainer Standke
Rainer Standke
Editor
Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog
Writer
Peter Zeitlinger
Peter Zeitlinger
Director of Photography
Peter Zeitlinger
Peter Zeitlinger
Cinematography
Herbert Golder
Herbert Golder
Post Production Supervisor
Herbert Golder
Herbert Golder
Assistant Director
Ekkehart Baumung
Ekkehart Baumung
Sound
Josh Rosen
Josh Rosen
Sound Editor

Trailers and other movies

Werner Herzog film collection: Little Dieter Needs To Fly - Trailer
Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997)

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