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German. 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. The film follows the life of Dieter Dengler, in particular being shot down during the Vietnam ...
- Werner Herzog
- Lucki Stipetić
- Werner Herzog
- August 1997 (Telluride)
Oct 2, 1998 · A film by Werner Herzog about Dieter Dengler, a U.S. naval pilot who was captured and escaped from the Viet Cong in Vietnam. The film features interviews, reenactments, and music by Béla Bartók.
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- 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.
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A film about the true story of Dieter Dengler, a German-American pilot who was shot down over Laos and escaped from a Vietnamese prison camp. Directed by Werner Herzog, the film features interviews, re-enactments and stunning cinematography.
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- Documentary
- Werner Herzog
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.