Film
The One That Got Away
1957 · 1h 51m · War · Drama
- IMDb
- 7.1
- Metacritic
- 69
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Overview
Based on the true story of Oberleutnant Franz von Werra, the only German prisoner of war captured in Britain to escape back to Germany during the Second World War.
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Cast
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, Grizedale
Andrew Faulds
Lieutenant, Grizedale
Julian Somers
Booking Clerk
Alec McCowen
Duty Officer, Hucknall
Harry Lockart
German Prisoner
Robert Crewdson
German Prisoner
George Mikell
German Prisoner
George Roubicek
German Prisoner
John Van Eyssen
German Prisoner
Richard Marner
German Prisoner
Frederick Jaeger
German Prisoner
Paul Hansard
German Prisoner
Crew
- Roy Ward BakerDirector
- Howard ClewesWriter
- James LeasorNovel
- Kendal BurtNovel
- Julian WintleProducer
- Eric CrossDirector of Photography
- Sidney HayersEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- November 22, 1957
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Rated
- 6
- Genres
- War, Drama
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