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. Not willing to stop there, Herzog even persuades his subject to re-enact certain tortures, with the help of some willing local villagers.
Released: Dec 01, 1997
Runtime: 80 minutes
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Werner Herzog, Dieter Dengler, Eugene Deatrick
Crew: Werner Herzog (Director), André Singer (Executive Producer), Lucki Stipetić (Producer), Rainer Standke (Editor), Joe Bini (Editor), Glen Scantlebury (Editor)