Little Dieter Needs to Fly
1997
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Synopsis
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.
Facts
Production
Arte, British Broadcasting Corporation, ZDF, Remote Control Productions, Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
Original language
English, German
Trailer
Stills
Festival History
- Göteborg Film Festival 2009 generic
- National Society of Film Critics Awards 1999 generic
- San Francisco International Film Festival 1999 generic
- Telluride Film Festival 1997 generic
