Dieter Dengler
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- 1998 · Documentary · 1h 20m
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.
- (6.8K)
- Documentary, Biography, Drama
- Werner Herzog
- 1998-10-02
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.
Apr 17, 2022 · The film follows the life of Dieter Dengler, in particular being shot down during the Vietnam War and his capture, imprisonment, escape, and rescue. Herzog subsequently directed Rescue Dawn, a ...
- 77 min
- 29.8K
- The Viceregal Archive
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.
- (15)
- Documentary
- Werner Herzog
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.
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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,...
