Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997)
- Directed by
- Werner Herzog
- Genre
- documentary film, docudrama
- Country
- Germany, United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 97 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary tells the true story of Dieter Dengler, a German-born American pilot who was shot down over Laos during the Vietnam War. It recounts his capture, his time in a prisoner of war camp, and his eventual escape and rescue through the jungle.
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What happens
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. The film follows the life of Dieter Dengler, in particular being shot down during the Vietnam War and his capture, imprisonment, escape, and rescue. Herzog went on to direct a dramatized version of the story, Rescue Dawn, which stars Christian Bale as Dengler in 2006. Little Dieter Needs to Fly was released on DVD in 1998 by Anchor Bay, and on Blu-Ray in 2014 by Shout! Factory as a part of a larger collection of Herzog's films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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