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The One That Got Away( 1957)

TV-MAWarDrama
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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Hardy Krüger

      Franz von Werra

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      Colin Gordon

      Army Interrogator

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      Michael Goodliffe

      R.A.F. Interrogator

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      Terence Alexander

      R.A.F. Intelligence Officer

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      Jack Gwillim

      Commandant, Grizedale

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      Andrew Faulds

      Lieutenant, Grizedale

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      Julian Somers

      Booking Clerk

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      Alec McCowen

      Duty Officer, Hucknall

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      Harry Lockart

      German Prisoner

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      Robert Crewdson

      German Prisoner

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      George Mikell

      German Prisoner

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      George Roubicek

      German Prisoner

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      John Van Eyssen

      German Prisoner

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      Richard Marner

      German Prisoner

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      Frederick Jaeger

      German Prisoner

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      Paul Hansard

      German Prisoner

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      Peggy Ann Clifford

      Train Conductor

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      Robert Cawdron

      Officer on Horseback

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      Bernard Horsfall

      Lieutenant - Kent

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      Glyn Houston

      Harry 'Hurricane'

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      Stratford Johns

      Second Detective

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      Robert Raglan

      Bystander

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      Michael Ripper

      The Corporal who Frisks Franz

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      Norman Rossington

      Sergeant - Swanick

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      Reg Thomason

      German Prisoner of War

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      Frank Williams

      Station Porter

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      Reed De Rouen

      Canadian Truck Driver

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      Jack Carter

      Soldier (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Apr 04 2022
    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 - desp...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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