Movie·1997·77 min

Little Dieter Needs to Fly

Name: Little Dieter Needs to Fly
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1997-12-01
Duration: 77 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Werner Herzog, Dieter Dengler, Eugene Deatrick

Little Dieter Needs to Fly streams in the US on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Fandor Amazon Channel and 10 more apps, as of October 6, 2026.

In 1966, Dieter Dengler was shot down over Laos, captured, and, down to 85 pounds, escaped.

7.5 / 10 · TMDB

Documentary

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.

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