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What is The One That Got Away?
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.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1957
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 111 minutes
- Release date
- Nov 22, 1957
- Studios
- Julian Wintle Productions, The Rank Organisation
- Genres
- War, Drama
- Updated
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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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Cast
Hardy Krüger
Franz von Werra
Colin Gordon
Army Interrogator
Michael Goodliffe
R.A.F. Interrogator
Terence Alexander
R.A.F. Intelligence Officer
Jack Gwillim
Commandant, Grizedale
Andrew Faulds
Lieutenant, Grizedale
Julian Somers
Booking Clerk
Alec McCowen
Duty Officer, Hucknall
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Harry Lockart
German Prisoner
Robert Crewdson
German Prisoner ☻
George Mikell
German Prisoner
George Roubicek
German Prisoner