Werner Herzog, Dieter Dengler, Eugene Deatrick
Dieter Dengler, growing up in bombed out, postwar Germany, dreamed of flying, of being a test pilot. He made his way, penniless, to America, where he joined the military in pursuit of his obsession to...( read more
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DVD Release Date: August 6, 2002
Stats: 224 reviews
A fantastic documentary by the master of cinema, Werner Herzog. It?s an honest, unbelievable and amazing story told by Dieter himself. A must see film alongside Rescue Dawn, it?s just brilliant!
In 2007, Christian Bale took on the role of Dieter Dengler, an American pilot who was shot down by the Viet Cong and kept as a prisoner. The director of this film, "Rescue Dawn", was none other than Werner Herzog - the fascinating German visionary whose most prolific films are hi...( read more)
A documentary about a pilot's survival against the odds after being shot down in the Vietnam War. Dieter Dengler's origins in war-torn Germany and his subsequent embrace of the American Dream make his story all the more fascinating. I was worried it was going to turn a bit self-i...( read more)
Very insightful doc as Dieter Dengler retells his story of being a POW during Vietnam.
Werner Herzog who directed the movie Rescue Dawn brings us this documentary on the real life character (that Rescue Dawn is about) Deeter Dengler. An amazing story of the human spirit and the value of it.
This film made me feel great about just being a human being. I hear this man's story and I am reminded that the human body is one of the most brilliantly constructed things you will ever see. This film only further cements that. It really helps me feel less afraid of death, knowi...( read more)
October 2009 - The story and character of Dieter Dengler is enough to make this interesting on its own. Herzog does a good job of finding such an amazing story and not staying on the way of it being heard. It is also interesting to find out how truthful he was to the story in Res...( read more)
Herzog starts with a balding middle-aged man driving down a country lane in a convertible, and listens, questions and shapes, until the life experience of Dieter Dengler becomes unforgettable. full review
Check out the interview on NPR with Werner Herzog about his experiences with Dieter Dengler and some of the parallels with his own life experience: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11782309
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