The One That Got Away

The One That Got Away (1957)

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The title character in this fact-based POW drama is Franz von Werra, played by Hardy Kruger. Shot down early in the war, Luftwaffe pilot von Werra is incarcerated in an English prison camp. He refuses to submit to camp routine, insisting that he's on the brink of escaping. After two failed… More

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Directed By
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Written By
Howard Clewes, Kendal Burt
Genres
Documentary, Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics
On DVD
May 13, 2008

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    The Brits seem to be in a generous mood acknowledging the dashing heroic feats of their black leather jacket wearing fair-haired pilot prisoner.

  • John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis

    ...a top-notch suspense thriller, with fine acting from everyone involved but especially from Hardy Kruger, who holds it all together splendidly.

  • Christopher Lloyd, Sarasota Herald-Tribune

    The German POW character played by Hardy Kruger is not terribly different from Steve McQueen's star-making role in The Great Escape - the dedicated escape artist who singlemindedly focuses on getting out of enemy clutches.

  • Shane Burridge, rec.arts.movies.reviews

    Stays on its toes the whole time.

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