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Oct 2, 1998 · Little Dieter Needs to Fly: Directed by Werner Herzog. With Dieter Dengler, Werner Herzog, Eugene Deatrick. German-American Dieter Dengler discusses his service as a U.S. naval pilot in the Vietnam War.
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- Documentary, Biography, Drama
- Werner Herzog
- 1998-10-02
Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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.
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.
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
- 28.9K
- The Viceregal Archive
Oct 2, 1998 · His documentary tells the story of such a haunted man, whose memories include being hung upside down with an ant nest over his head, and fighting a snake for a dead rat they both wanted to eat. The man's name is Dieter Dengler. He was born in the Black Forest of Germany.
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Oct 2, 1998 · 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.
