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.
Where to Watch.
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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 Singleton, Grizedale
Julian Somers
Booking Clerk
Alec McCowen
Duty Officer, Hucknall
Harry Lockart
German Prisoner (Karl)
George Mikell
German Prisoner
Robert Crewdson
German Prisoner
George Roubicek
German Prisoner
Roy Ward Baker
Director
John Van Eyssen
German Prisoner
Howard Clewes
Writer
Kendal Burt
Writer
Richard Marner
German Prisoner
James Leasor
Writer
Frederick Jaeger
German Prisoner
Julian Wintle
Producer
Paul Hansard
German Prisoner
Peggy Ann Clifford
Train Conductor
Hubert Clifford
Composer
Robert Cawdron
Officer on Horseback
Eric Cross
Cinematographer
Sidney Hayers
Editor
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
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 22, 1957
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 51m
Filming LocationsPinewood Studios, United Kingdom
Genres
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.
