The One That Got Away
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.
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About The One That Got Away
- Directors
- Roy Ward Baker
- Cast
- Hardy Krüger, Colin Gordon, Michael Goodliffe, Terence Alexander, Jack Gwillim, Andrew Faulds
- Genres
- War, Drama
- Content rating
- NR
- Original language
- English
- Production countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
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