Little Dieter Needs to Fly

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-10-02

Languages:

English, German

Countries:

Germany, UK, France

Runtime:

80 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

8.1 (4082 Reviews)

Director:

Werner Herzog

Genres:

Documentary Biography Drama

Cast:

Dieter Dengler Werner Herzog Eugene Deatrick

Writer:

Werner Herzog

Fullplot:

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?

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By:

Kathryn Sosa

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