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The One That Got Away

The One That Got Away

6,8 /10 (57 Votes)
1957 EN 111 min

Overview

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.

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Release date

22/11/1957

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57

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0.5

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Released

Language

EN

Runtime

111 min

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2022-04-04

⭐ 7

Hardy Kruger is really good in this wartime adventure film. His portrayal of the real life Franz von Werra, the only German PoW to escape internment from the UK during WWII gives us some idea of the sheer determination of a man who tried, repeatedly, to gain his freedom before embarking on a tour of just about every nation on Earth to get back to Germany. He starts by making his captors a promise that he will escape in six months, and they just put that down to his Nazi superiority complex. Soon, though, they realise he is a clever and ingenious fellow who lacks nothing by way of cunning - des…

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