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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.
Oct 2, 1998 · Little Dieter Needs to Fly. 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.
Herzog starts with a balding middle-aged man driving down a country lane in a convertible, and listens, questions and shapes, until the life experience of Dieter Dengler becomes unforgettable.
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 ...
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.
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...
Little Dieter Needs To Fly. 1997 · 1 hr 17 min. TV-14. Documentary · Drama · War. Werner Herzog directs this award-winning documentary about German-American Dieter Dengler, which inspired his later film Rescue Dawn. Here the American naval pilot shares his experience escaping from a POW camp in the Vietnam War. Starring:Dieter Dangler.
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.
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.
Sep 14, 1997 · Little Dieter Needs to Fly. (In German and English) The remarkably heroic story of the imprisonment and escape of Dieter Dengler, a native German who became a U.S. pilot in the Vietnam...
