The One That Got Away (1957)
1h 51m
Running Time
November 22, 1957Release Date
The One That Got Away (1957)
1h 51m
Running Time
November 22, 1957Release Date
Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.

Hardy Krüger
Franz von Werra

Colin Gordon
Army Interrogator

Michael Goodliffe
R.A.F. Interrogator

Terence Alexander
R.A.F. Intelligence Officer

Jack Gwillim
Commandant, Grizedale

Andrew Faulds
Lieutenant, Grizedale

Julian Somers
Booking Clerk

Alec McCowen
Duty Officer, Hucknall

Harry Lockart
German Prisoner

Robert Crewdson
German Prisoner

George Mikell
German Prisoner

George Roubicek
German Prisoner

John Van Eyssen
German Prisoner

Richard Marner
German Prisoner

Frederick Jaeger
German Prisoner

Paul Hansard
German Prisoner

Peggy Ann Clifford
Train Conductor

Robert Cawdron
Officer on Horseback

Bernard Horsfall
Lieutenant - Kent

Glyn Houston
Harry 'Hurricane'

Stratford Johns
Second Detective

Robert Raglan
Bystander

Michael Ripper
The Corporal who Frisks Franz

Norman Rossington
Sergeant - Swanick

Reg Thomason
German Prisoner of War

Frank Williams
Station Porter

Reed De Rouen
Canadian Truck Driver

Jack Carter
Soldier (uncredited)

Roy Ward Baker
Director

Howard Clewes
Writer

Kendal Burt
Novel

James Leasor
Novel
Media.




Details.
Release DateNovember 22, 1957
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 51m
Filming LocationsPinewood Studios, United Kingdom
Genres
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Wiki.
The One That Got Away is a 1957 British biographical war film starring Hardy Krüger and featuring Michael Goodliffe, Jack Gwillim and Alec McCowen. The film was directed by Roy Ward Baker with a screenplay written by Howard Clewes, based on the 1956 book of the same name by Kendal Burt and James Leasor.
The film chronicles the true exploits of Oberleutnant Franz von Werra, a Luftwaffe pilot shot down over Britain in 1940. He initially tried to escape while captive in England, but was later successful during transfer to a Canadian POW camp. Von Werra was the only Axis POW to succeed in escaping and make it home during the war.
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