Little Dieter Needs To Fly (1997)
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Reviews Counted: 14 Fresh: 13 Rotten:1 Average Rating: 7.8/10
Runtime: 74 mins
Synopsis: An extraordinary documentary about an extraordinary man, Werner Herzog's LITTLE DIETER NEEDS TO FLY details the life of Dieter Dengler, a survivor of both WWII and Vietnam. Dengler grew up in Germany, and, dreaming of one day flying a plane, left for the US when he was 18, unable to speak... [More]
Genre: Foreign Films
Starring: Dieter Dengler
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Werner Herzog's remarkable docu tells with sharp observation and witty humor the heroic tale of the imprisonment and escape of Dieter Dengler, a native German who became an American pilot in the Vietnam War; Dengler exudes plenty of charisma.
02/15/07
A summation of the director's work in so many ways that one is tempted to point the neophyte to it ahead of better-known Herzogs.
06/21/05
A compassionate and personal story of the brutality and oddity of war
12/21/04
Dengler is a marvelous storyteller and opens his heart and soul for Herzog without hesitation.
09/27/02
Death did not want Dieter Dengler, whose life often sounds like that of a fairy tale character thrust into an existential wonderland.
02/21/02
Herzog has likened Dengler's experience to a Greek tragedy, involving dreams, punishment and redemption.
04/20/01
Little Dieter -- just slightly out of the realm of the ordinary -- but not enough to stand among the remarkable, mystical works that Herzog has delivered in the past.
04/20/01
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There are a lot of current motion pictures that have had difficulty creating even one compelling character. Little Dieter Needs to Fly has just one subject, but his life could make several interesting movies.
04/20/01
As often happens in Mr. Herzog's haunting documentaries, the most interesting figure seems to be the one behind the camera.
04/20/01
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Herzog starts with a balding middle-aged man driving down a country lane in a convertible, and listens, questions and shapes, until the life experience of Dieter Dengler becomes unforgettable.
04/20/01
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