The One That Got Away (1957)

Title: The One That Got Away
Original Title: The One That Got Away
Release Date: 1957-11-22
Status: Released
Rating: 7/10 (from 48 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: War, Drama
Production Companies: Julian Wintle Productions, The Rank Organisation
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.
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

Harry Lockart
German Prisoner

Robert Crewdson
German Prisoner