The One That Got Away (1957) by Roy Ward Baker

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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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  2. It''s delightful fillm, that is the only war movie where I'm rooting for the German. It's amazing that a film was made while the war was a bad memory for the majority that he's made out to be a hero. Rank should be proud of it.

  4. Liked Hardy a lot and Horst Bucholz both about the same age…when I was a teen in Germany, they were the stars on the screen in the 1950th and 1960th…LONG TIME AGO, BUT IT WAS A GREAT TIME…RIP

  5. Stupenda pellicola basata su una storia vera, sulla storia dell' aviatore tedesco Von Werra, la sceneggiatura è interessante e anche avvincente, il ritmo però non è sempre altro e ci sono alcuni momenti troppo blandi e di eccessiva lentezza, molto bravo l' attore protagonista Kruger.

  9. The hinged cockpit canopy on the Bf-109E4 from the Battle of Britain, just like on all later-produced Messerschmitt 109 models, always was opened on the right side of the aircraft, NEVER ON THE LEFT as it shown at the begining of this movie. It is not clear to me why they made such a change in the original way of opening the cabin. If it was because of the need for a camera, they could have solved it more elegantly and kept the original ccockpit assembly in which canopy opened to the right.

  10. A very good movie. It ads to the realism that the bobbys and soldiers wear raincoats/capes when it rains. You almost never see that in war movies, everybody just get wet.., (usually)

  11. Poor bastard, he goes through all this to get back home, only to die a few months later after an engine failure. He wasn't wasn't shot down in combat. Just like the Star of Africa, he was defeated by a dodgy German engine

  21. Hardy Kruger died today. He was 93 and born way back in 1928. In 1945 when the war was already lost Hardy was forced into the Hitler youth and sent by train to fight the American Troops. He was only 16 and deserted saying he did not want to be used as " Cannon Fodder." He was a great actor and played a sterling role in The Flight Of The Phoenix The Bridge to Far and The wild Geese plus many other action Movies. Thanks for all the great movies Mate and R.I.P

  24. incompetent British at that officer POW.. exercise outside the grounds? really? rather stupid if thats what really happened by the wall

  25. Krugar was ordered to shoot a group of US soldiers when he was in the SS. He refused and was given a death sentence for cowardice but an officer stepped in and charges were dismissed.

  28. Hardy Krüger, if you'll notice and take stock he elevates everything in which he appears. His Earthly walk with us is ongoing and that thought ought to brighten everyone's day.

  29. My favorite character in any movie. I love how it shows it from a non bias point of view. I find it incredible that people have demonized Germans for ww2 when nearly all wermacht kriegsmarines luftwaft had no clue what was going on at the time…..and it makes you wonder what would happen if you were a soldier and had disobeyed……..it's not the symbols nor the uniforms nor the race of these men but it is entirely the person in the uniform…….and within that body- a mind.

    We must be able to discern a man's substance even when they appear to be what we have come to believe them a threat to us.

    And lastly- I really appreciate how they are so gentlemanly and cordial.

  30. Hardy Kruger played Field Marshal Erwin Rommel well,in 1988, standing up to Hitler and complaining about the Nazi atrocities to fellow German officers in the ABC TV miniseries sequel to "The Winds of War" (1083) in "War & Remembrance"…

  34. When I last saw this film many years ago, I thought at the end of the film the guard said to the German fellow, "you ain't claiming immunity, the USA just entered the war 4 hours ago"!

  35. Glad to here allthe favorable comments about this outstanding film! Read the book ,movie had to leave out some details but otherwise is spoton in every way. this may be the most accurate POW movie ever made,and a great story.

  36. Would love to see a colour re-make of this movie. Would anyone have the guts to remake it in theses pc times i wonder? Perhaps a remake could concentrate more on his life after he made it across the border to the US.

  37. Now I understand why Philip Kerr, the recently deceased author of the great Bernie Gunther books, visualized Hardy Krüger as his man for the role in a movie or TV series! Fine actor. Saw this film too when I was ten years old and never forgot it. Wonderful print! Next it's gotta be "The Dam Busters", "Cockleshell Heroes" "The Wooden Horse" "The Cruel Sea" etc…. YouTube: what a resource!

  38. as a child i played in the camp in the 60's and the train station is in jacksdale not ironville,hucknall was a polish camp and airfield where rolls royce was tested

  43. Werra was intrepid to be sure, and I'm a big fan of anyone who can endure and escape whatever man has devised as a prison whether it's made of steel and concrete or a tradition such as marriage.

  46. My grandfather showed me this movie when I was very young,
    take note at 6:25 minutes in, the chalkboard in the background, line 9,
    that is our last name.

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