Little Dieter Needs to Fly

Title: Little Dieter needs to fly
Country: Germany | France | UK
Year: 1998
Director: Werner Herzog
Cast: Dieter Dengler, Werner Herzog, Eugene Deatrick
Duration: 80 min.
Language: English | German
Plot: In 1966, aviator Dieter Dengler was shot down over Laos, captured, and down to 85 pounds, escaped through the jungle. Barefoot, surviving monsoons, leeches, and machete-wielding villagers, he was eventually rescued. Now, near 60, Mr. Dengler tells his story.

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