Little Dieter Needs to Fly

Documentary

Little Dieter Needs to Fly

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

User Score95 votes

75%7.5/10

Release1997→

Runtime1H 17M

LanguageEnglish

StatusReleased

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.

Principal Cast3

Werner Herzog

Narrator (voice)

Dieter Dengler

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Eugene Deatrick

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Full Cast & Crew (15)

Media5

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Director

Werner Herzog

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Keywords

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