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- BFI identifier40083
- Date1957 (Copyright)
1957-11-11 (Release) - Production countryUnited Kingdom
- Production company
- SynopsisDeals with the exploits of Franz von Werra, a World War II Nazi pilot who, at his third attempt, escaped from his British captors, thus becoming the only one "that got away". The following statement regarding the story appears after the opening credits: 'This is the true story of Oberleutnant Franz Von Werra, the only German prisoner of war taken in Britain who escaped from captivity and got back to Germany.' The following statement precedes the closing cast list: 'Despite the efforts of the Canadian Government to obtain his return, and of the United States Authorities to hold him, Von Werra crossed the border into Mexico. Travelling by way of Peru, Bolivia, Brazil and Spain he reached Berlin on 18th April 1941. On October 25th of the same year, while on patrol, his plane was seen to dive into the sea. No trace of Von Werra was found.' (Synopsis)
- Genre
- CategoryFiction
- Subject
- CreditsDirected by: Roy Baker
©/Production Company: The Rank Organisation Film Productions Ltd
Presents: The Rank Organisation
view all - CastHardy Krüger (Franz von Werra)
Colin Gordon (army interrogator)
Michael Goodliffe (R.A.F. interrogator)
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Title
The One That Got Away (Original)
- Collections
- Film / Video
35mm Positive - Safety - Combined - Master
view all - Scripts / DocumentsScript - Original story: Based on the book by Kendal Burt and James Leasor - SCR-13573
Ephemera: publicity - PBS-40083
Small pressbook held. See FILM AND TELEVISION EPHEMERA List.
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Work - 40083 - 1957 (Copyright)
United Kingdom - Film - Fiction
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