1957
7.0 (48 votes)
1h 51m
Genres
War
Drama
Production Companies
Julian Wintle Productions
The Rank Organisation
The Rank Organisation
The One That Got Away
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: Roy Ward Baker
Producer: Julian Wintle
Writer: Howard Clewes
Director of Photography: Eric Cross
Top 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
