The One That Got Away (1957)
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.
- Released
- 1957-11-22
- Genres
- War, Drama
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Roy Ward Baker
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 from 59 votes
Cast
- Hardy Krüger as Franz von Werra
- Colin Gordon as Army Interrogator
- Michael Goodliffe as R.A.F. Interrogator
- Terence Alexander as R.A.F. Intelligence Officer
- Jack Gwillim as Commandant, Grizedale
- Andrew Faulds as Lieutenant, Grizedale
- Julian Somers as Booking Clerk
- Alec McCowen as Duty Officer, Hucknall
- Harry Lockart as German Prisoner
- Robert Crewdson as German Prisoner
- George Mikell as German Prisoner
- George Roubicek as German Prisoner
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