Little Dieter Needs to Fly

About Little Dieter Needs to Fly

Three decades after German-American pilot Dieter Dengler was shot down over Laos, he returns to the places where he was held prisoner during the early years of the Vietnam War. Accompanied by director Werner Herzog, Dengler describes in unusually candid detail his captivity, the friendships he made, and his daring escape.

Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997) is a documentary film directed by Werner Herzog. At 77 minutes long, it arrived in December 1997.

The film is filed under vietnam war, struggle for survival, prisoner of war, and vietnam. It is adapted from real events.

Werner Herzog takes the lead as Narrator (voice), Dieter Dengler as Self, and Eugene Deatrick as Self. The screenplay is by Werner Herzog. American members can watch it on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Cineverse Amazon Channel.

Rescue Dawn, Apocalypse Now, and Rambo: First Blood Part II make useful companions to Little Dieter Needs to Fly. TMDB voters put it at 7.5 out of 10 across 103 votes.