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.
- Date of release
- 1957-11-22
- TMDB
- 6.8 / 10 (59)
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Genres
- War, Drama
- Director
- Roy Ward Baker
Casting
- 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
- Harry Lockart — German Prisoner
- Robert Crewdson — German Prisoner
- George Mikell — German Prisoner
- George Roubicek — German Prisoner
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