Little Dieter Needs to Fly
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Werner Herzog
Dieter Dengler
Werner Herzog
Ekkehart Baumung
Joe Bini
Les Blank
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Dieter Dengler, growing up in bombed out, postwar Germany, dreamed of flying, of being a test pilot. He made his way, penniless, to America, where he joined the military in pursuit of his obsession to fly. Cut to Vietnam, where on his first mission, Dieter is shot down and captured by Vietcong guerrillas. The details of his incarceration, eventual escape and rescue are explored while some sections of the narrative are reenacted.
Director
Werner Herzog
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Awarded the special jury prize at the 1997 Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival.
Released in United States 1997
Released in United States on Video January 8, 2002
Released in United States Spring April 8, 1998
Re-released in United States on Video March 27, 2007
Shown at Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival November 26 - December 4, 1997.
Shown at Filmfest DC in Washington, DC April 22 - May 3,
Shown at Telluride Film Festival August 29 - September 1, 1997.
Broadcast in USA over Cinemax as part of series "Cinemax Reel Life" October 22, 1998.
1998.
Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival November 26 - December 4, 1997.)
Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Telluride Film Festival August 29 - September 1, 1997.)
Released in United States on Video January 8, 2002
Re-released in United States on Video March 27, 2007
Released in United States Spring April 8, 1998
