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The One That Got Away

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Franz von Werra (Hardy Kruger) is a Luftwaffe pilot by trade, but an escape artist by necessity. When his plane is attacked over England, he initiates his first effort to break out of the POW camp only days after arriving. Transferred to a second, more secure facility, Franz nevertheless manages to tunnel out and very nearly steals an airplane before being recaptured. This time the Allies send him to be imprisoned in Canada, but he steadfastly insists that no cell will hold him.

Critics Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 02/01/2013
B
The Brits seem to be in a generous mood acknowledging the dashing heroic feats of their black leather jacket wearing fair-haired pilot prisoner. Go to Full Review John J. Puccio Movie Metropolis 05/05/2012
7/10
...a top-notch suspense thriller, with fine acting from everyone involved but especially from Hardy Kruger, who holds it all together splendidly. Go to Full Review Christopher Lloyd Sarasota Herald-Tribune 06/27/2011
4/5
The German POW character played by Hardy Kruger is not terribly different from Steve McQueen's star-making role in The Great Escape - the dedicated escape artist who singlemindedly focuses on getting out of enemy clutches. Go to Full Review Shane Burridge rec.arts.movies.reviews 01/01/2000
Stays on its toes the whole time. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Rodney W Oct 4 Hardy Kruger as the succumbed fighter pilot is the human laconic essence of this film, with an engaging performance that is anything but belligerent to his opponents, yet manages to get the better of the odds regardless. See more Jim P 01/29/2024 Forget The Great Escape, and all the others. This is the true story of Von Werra, the only German to escape from an English WW2 POW camp. You can read all about him on Wiki. It's a great story, well acted. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Roy Ward Baker

Director

Hardy Krüger

Franz Von Werra

Colin Gordon

Army Interrogator

Michael Goodliffe

R.A.F. Interrogator

Terence Alexander

R.A.F. Intelligence Officer

Jack Gwillim

Commandant
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Synopsis Franz von Werra (Hardy Kruger) is a Luftwaffe pilot by trade, but an escape artist by necessity. When his plane is attacked over England, he initiates his first effort to break out of the POW camp only days after arriving. Transferred to a second, more secure facility, Franz nevertheless manages to tunnel out and very nearly steals an airplane before being recaptured. This time the Allies send him to be imprisoned in Canada, but he steadfastly insists that no cell will hold him.
Director
Roy Ward Baker
Producer
Julian Wintle
Screenwriter
Howard Clewes
Production Co
Julian Wintle/Leslie Parkyn Productions, British Film Company
Genre
Adventure, Action
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2019
Runtime
1h 46m