"Little Dieter Needs to Fly" is a documentary about Dieter Dengler, a German who grew up with a passion for flight and emigrated to the U.S. to join the navy and become a pilot during the Vietnam War. Dieter was shot down, captured and tortured before becoming one of the few American prisoners to escape. Working with Herzog he .. Read more
| Starring | Dieter Dengler |
|---|---|
| Director | Werner Herzog |
| Genres | Documentary, Drama |
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"Little Dieter Needs to Fly" is a documentary about Dieter Dengler, a German who grew up with a passion for flight and emigrated to the U.S. to join the navy and become a pilot during the Vietnam War. Dieter was shot down, captured and tortured before becoming one of the few American prisoners to escape. Working with Herzog he recreates his incredible story.
| Starring | Dieter Dengler |
|---|---|
| Director | Werner Herzog |
| Studio | SODA PICTURES |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 11 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Documentary, Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1997 To Rent: DVD: 22 Oct 2007 |
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Werner finds a soulmate
Towards the end of this outstanding documentary, Werner Herzog has the cheek to suggest that his subject, Dieter Dengler, who escaped the Viet-Cong in ... read more »
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Aviation buffs beware..
.this .film is about the raw will to survive, and not much about flying! Werner Herzog is a film maker steeped in the tradition of German high romanticism (... read more »
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Brilliant amazing
Watched this before rescue dawn and the two are totally different. This is more about the man a truely unique and amazing specimen-not easily likeable as a ... read more »
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little dieter needs to fly
Good---didn't quite expect what happened but pleased all the same
Filmmakers’ reputations ebb and flow with the years, but few could have predicted the extraordinary twists and turns in Werner Herzog’s career, or the astonishing productivity that would coincide with his sixth decade. This week sees the release of his second oddball Hollywood cop thriller of the year (My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done coming hard on the heels of Bad Lieutenant), plus the premiere of the documentary Happy People: A Year in the Taiga at the Telluride Film Festival,... Read more
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