Little Dieter Needs to Fly
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In 1966, Dieter Dengler was shot down over Laos, captured, and, down to 85 pounds, escaped. Barefoot, surviving monsoons, leeches, and machete-wielding villagers, he was rescued. Now, near 60, living on Mt. Tamalpais, Dengler tells his story: a German lad surviving Allied bombings in World War II, postwar poverty, apprenticed to a smith, beaten regularly. 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. Where did he find the strength; how does he now live with his memories?
Rating: Rating: 8/10 (6.7K)
time Duration: 80 Minutes
Calender Release Date: Oct 2, 1998
Country: Germany,UK,France
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  • Stars: Dieter Dengler, Werner Herzog, Eugene Deatrick
  • Director(s): Werner Herzog
  • Writer(s): Werner Herzog
  • Plot Keywords: five word title, escape, vietnam, vietnam war, vietcong
  • Production Company: Werner Herzog Filmproduktion,Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF),ZDF Enterprises

German-American 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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