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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.
Events
September 5th , 1940, Franz von Werra is captured
January 21st , 1941, Franz von Werra successfully escapes
April 18th , 1941, Franz von Werra reaches Berlin
Directed by Roy Ward Baker
Starring Hardy Krüger, Colin Gordon, Michael Goodliffe, Terence Alexander