Overview
Three decades after German-American pilot Dieter Dengler was shot down over Laos, he returns to the places where he was held prisoner during the early years of the Vietnam War. Accompanied by director Werner Herzog, Dengler describes in unusually candid detail his captivity, the friendships he made, and his daring escape. Not willing to stop there, Herzog even persuades his subject to re-enact certain tortures, with the help of some willing local villagers.
Details
- Director
- Werner Herzog
- Writer
- Werner Herzog
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- N/A
Cast
Keywords
air crash
aircraft crash
based on true story
downed aircraft
german immigrant
jungle survival
life story
navy pilot
plane crash
post war germany
pow
pow escape
pow survivor
prisoner of war
struggle for survival
survivor memories
torture victim
u.s. navy
vietcong
vietnam
vietnam war
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