The read
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 17m.
Synopsis
Three decades after German-American pilot Dieter Dengler was shot down over Laos, he returns to the places where he was held prisoner during the early years of the Vietnam War. Accompanied by director Werner Herzog, Dengler describes in unusually candid detail his captivity, the friendships he made, and his daring escape. Not willing to stop there, Herzog even persuades his subject to re-enact certain tortures, with the help of some willing local villagers.
Ratings
IMDb8/10
Rotten Tomatoes93%
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
102 audience votes
Key crew
- Werner HerzogDirector
- Werner HerzogWriter
Cast
- Werner HerzogNarrator (voice)
- Dieter DenglerSelf
- Eugene DeatrickSelf
Stills
Themes
vietnam warvietnamvietcongprisoner of waru.s. navybased on true storypost war germanystruggle for survivalpow escapelife storytorture victimplane crash