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The One That Got Away

Film19571h 51mReleased

DramaWar
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Director
Roy Ward Baker
Language
English
Released
1957-11-22
Runtime
1h 51m

Community score

6.858 votes on TMDB

Confidence

Rating weighted by how many people voted

6.5

The story

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.

Cast

  • Hardy Krüger
    Hardy KrügerFranz von Werra
  • Colin Gordon
    Colin GordonArmy Interrogator
  • Michael Goodliffe
    Michael GoodliffeR.A.F. Interrogator
  • Terence Alexander
    Terence AlexanderR.A.F. Intelligence Officer
  • Jack Gwillim
    Jack GwillimCommandant, Grizedale
  • Andrew Faulds
    Andrew FauldsLieutenant, Grizedale
  • Julian Somers
    Julian SomersBooking Clerk
  • Alec McCowen
    Alec McCowenDuty Officer, Hucknall
  • Harry Lockart — artwork unavailable
    Harry LockartGerman Prisoner
  • Robert Crewdson
    Robert CrewdsonGerman Prisoner