The One That Got Away

The One That Got Away

6.8IMDb Score
Released:1957-11-22
Genre:War, Drama
Duration:111 min
Country:United Kingdom
Director:Roy Ward Baker
Actors:Hardy Krüger, Colin Gordon, Michael Goodliffe, Terence Alexander, Jack Gwillim
Production:Julian Wintle Productions, The Rank Organisation

Overview:

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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