Film
The One That Got Away
1957· 6· 1h 51m· Drama· War
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.
1957-11-22
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Key Crew
DirectorRoy Ward Baker
WriterHoward Clewes
ProducerJulian Wintle
Director of PhotographyEric Cross
EditorSidney Hayers
Full cast & crew (29 cast · 16 crew)
Details
Released1957-11-22
Runtime1h 51m · 6
StatusReleased
StudiosJulian Wintle Productions · The Rank Organisation
LanguagesEnglish · German
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Rating6.8/10 · 58 votes
Original languageen
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