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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 went on to direct a dramatized version of the story, Rescue Dawn, which stars Christian Bale as Dengler in 2006. Little Dieter Needs to Fly was released on DVD in 1998 by Anchor Bay, and on ...
- 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. Darragh O’Donoghue. May 2013. CTEQ Annotations on Film. Issue 67 | July 2013. Flight – the defiance of gravity by humans using various technologies – has always been an ambiguous motif in Werner Herzog’s cinema.
Little Dieter Needs To Fly. In 1966, Dieter Dengler was shot down over Laos, captured, and, down to 85 pounds, escaped. Barefoot, surviving monsoons, leeches, and machete-wielding villa...
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