Movie
The One That Got Away
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1957-11-22
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Genres
- War, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Julian Wintle Productions, The Rank Organisation
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Hardy Krüger as Franz von Werra
- Colin Gordon as Army Interrogator
- Michael Goodliffe as R.A.F. Interrogator
- Terence Alexander as R.A.F. Intelligence Officer
- Jack Gwillim as Commandant, Grizedale
- Andrew Faulds as Lieutenant, Grizedale
- Julian Somers as Booking Clerk
- Alec McCowen as Duty Officer, Hucknall
- Harry Lockart as German Prisoner
- Robert Crewdson as German Prisoner
- George Mikell as German Prisoner
- George Roubicek as German Prisoner
Crew
- Roy Ward Baker - Director
- Howard Clewes - Writer
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