Emmy Awards 1999 - Nominated - Outstanding Non-Fiction Special
San Francisco International Film Festival 1999 - Won - Golden Spire
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Little Dieter Needs to Fly
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Film SynopsisAs a young boy, Dieter Dengler watched as Allied planes destroyed his village. From that instant, he knew that he wanted to fly. Get Involved |
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Runtime:
80 min.
Genres:
Drama
Documentary
War
Biography
Countries:
UNITED KINGDOM
FRANCE
GERMANY
Language:
English/American
Color:
Color
Plot Summary
At 18, Dieter Dengler moved to America, enlisted in the Navy, and was promptly shipped off to Vietnam. During one of his first missions, however, Dengler was shot down over Laos and taken prisoner. Despite torture and starvation-at one point he weighed 85 pounds-he escaped, and after a harrowing journey through the jungle on foot, returned home. Today, even comfort and success cannot dispel the demons of his past. In this remarkable, award- winning documentary, director Werner Herzog returns to the jungle with Dengler, to tell an incredible tale of courage and survival against impossible odds.
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Directed by
Werner Herzog
Produced by
Andre Singer
Lucki Stipetic
Writing credits
Werner Herzog
Cast
| Dieter Dengler | ||
| Werner Herzog | ||
| Eugene Deatrick |
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