The one that got away
Call Number
- DVD DRAMA (CEN)
Edition
Special ed.
Performers
Hardy Krüger, Colin Gordon, Michael Goodliffe, Terence Alexander, Jack Gwillim, Andrew Faulds, Julian Somers, Alec McCowen, Harry Lockart, Robert Crewdson, George Mikell.
Publication Information
[London] : ITV Studios Home Entertainment ; [Tulsa, OK] : Distributed by VCI Entertainment, [2012]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (111 min.) : sd., b&w. ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Series
Summary
This is the true story of Franz Von Werra, the only German prisoner-of-war in Britain to escape and return to his homeland. During the Battle of Britain, his plane is hit and it plunges down onto British soil. Even though the pilot is captured, he is extremely confident and focused on his plan: to escape and return home against all the odds.
Notes
Title from container.
Based on the book by Kendal Burt and James Leasor.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1957.
Includes original trailer.