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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: Directed by Werner Herzog. With Dieter Dengler, Werner Herzog, Eugene Deatrick. German-American Dieter Dengler discusses his service as a U.S. naval pilot in the Vietnam War.
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- Documentary, Biography, Drama
- Werner Herzog
- 1998-10-02
Apr 17, 2022 · 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...
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Oct 3, 2020 · https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0145046/German-American Dieter Dengler discusses his service as a U.S. naval pilot in the Vietnam War. Dengler also revisits the...
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Oct 2, 1998 · Werner Herzog's "Little Dieter Needs to Fly'' lets Dieter tell his own story, which he does in rushed but vivid English, as if fearful there will not be time enough if he doesn't speak fast. As he talks, Herzog puts him in locations: His American home, his German village of Wildberg, and then the same Laotian jungles where he was shot down.
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,...
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A film about the true story of Dieter Dengler, a German-American pilot who was shot down over Laos and survived a brutal captivity. He returns to the places where he was held prisoner and re-enacts some of the tortures with local villagers.
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