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The One That Got Away

Based on the true story of Oberleutnant Franz von Werra, the only German prisoner of war captured in Britain to escape back to Germany during the Second World War.
1957
111 min
6.8
War / Drama
Genres
War / Drama
Runtime
111 min
Year
1957
Director
Roy Ward Baker
Writers
Howard Clewes, Kendal Burt, James Leasor
Studio
Julian Wintle Productions

Top Billed Cast

Hardy Krüger
Hardy Krüger
Franz von Werra
Colin Gordon
Colin Gordon
Army Interrogator
Michael Goodliffe
Michael Goodliffe
R.A.F. Interrogator
Terence Alexander
Terence Alexander
R.A.F. Intelligence Officer
Jack Gwillim
Jack Gwillim
Commandant, Grizedale
Andrew Faulds
Andrew Faulds
Lieutenant, Grizedale
Julian Somers
Julian Somers
Booking Clerk
Alec McCowen
Alec McCowen
Duty Officer, Hucknall
Harry Lockart
German Prisoner
Robert Crewdson
Robert Crewdson
German Prisoner

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