Little Dieter Needs to Fly
“In 1966, Dieter Dengler was shot down over Laos, captured, and, down to 85 pounds, escaped.”
1997•1h 17m•7.5•Released
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.
Director
Werner Herzog
Writer
Werner Herzog
Languages
English
Studio
Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
Cast
Werner Herzog
Narrator (voice)
Dieter Dengler
Self
Eugene Deatrick
Self
Production
Company
Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
Company
ZDF
Producer
Lucki Stipetić
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