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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.
- Werner Herzog
- Lucki Stipetić
- Werner Herzog
- August 1997 (Telluride)
Oct 2, 1998 · With Dieter Dengler, Werner Herzog, Eugene Deatrick. German-American Dieter Dengler discusses his service as a U.S. naval pilot in the Vietnam War. Dengler also revisits the sites of his capture and eventual escape from the hands of the Viet Cong, recreating many events for the camera.
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- Documentary, Biography, Drama
- Werner Herzog
- 1998-10-02
Oct 2, 1998 · Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. "Men are often haunted,'' Werner Herzog tells us at the beginning of "Little Dieter Needs to Fly.'' "They seem to be normal, but they are not.''. 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 ...
May 20, 2013 · Little Dieter Needs to Fly. Flight – the defiance of gravity by humans using various technologies – has always been an ambiguous motif in Werner Herzog’s cinema. It can be an emblem of the pure soul, freed from the mundane humiliations, spiritual violence and dehumanising repetitions of life on the ground.
- Darragh O’Donoghue
By JANET MASLIN. EW YORK -- Werner Herzog tells a real-life tall tale in "Little Dieter Needs To Fly," a documentary that describes enough breakneck adventures for any action hero. But...
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. Where did he find the strength; how does he now live with his memories?
Sep 8, 1997 · Little Dieter Needs to Fly (GERMAN-BRITISH - DOCU - 16mm) Production: A Werner Herzog Filmproduktion, in association with Cafe Prods. for ZDF, of a ZDF Enterprises/BBC co-production. Produced by ...
