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Little Dieter Needs to Fly
In 1966, Dieter Dengler was shot down over Laos, captured, and, down to 85 pounds, escaped.
In 1966, Dieter Dengler was shot down over Laos, captured, and, down ...
Documentary - 1997
Little Dieter Needs to Fly
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8.1
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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?
Director:
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Werner Herzog

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Rated:
NOT RATED
Runtime:
80 min
Release date:
1 Dec 1997
Country:
FR, DE, GB
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 5 wins & 2 nominations.

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
As often happens in Mr. Herzog's haunting documentaries, the most interesting figure seems to be the one behind the camera.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
20 Apr 2001
fresh:
Herzog starts with a balding middle-aged man driving down a country lane in a convertible, and listens, questions and shapes, until the life experience of Dieter Dengler becomes unforgettable.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
20 Apr 2001
rotten:
Little Dieter -- just slightly out of the realm of the ordinary -- but not enough to stand among the remarkable, mystical works that Herzog has delivered in the past.
– Edward Guthmann,
San Francisco Chronicle,
20 Apr 2001
fresh:
Werner Herzog's remarkable docu tells with sharp observation and witty humor the heroic tale of the imprisonment and escape of Dieter Dengler, a native German who became an American pilot in the Vietnam War; Dengler exudes plenty of charisma.
– Emanuel Levy,
Variety,
15 Feb 2007
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