The One That Got Away (1957 film)
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| Directed by | Roy Ward Baker |
| Written by | Howard Clewes |
| Based on | the book The One That Got Away by Kendal Burt and James Leasor |
| Produced by | Julian Wintle Earl St. John |
| Starring | Hardy Krüger |
| Cinematography | Eric Cross |
| Edited by | Sidney Hayers |
| Music by | Hubert Clifford |
Production company | Julian Wintle Productions |
| Distributed by | Rank Organisation |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | £3 million (Germany) |
The One That Got Away is a 1957 British biographical war film starring Hardy Krüger and featuring Michael Goodliffe, Jack Gwillim and Alec McCowen. The film was directed by Roy Ward Baker with a screenplay written by Howard Clewes, based on the 1956 book of the same name by Kendal Burt and James Leasor.
The film chronicles the true exploits of Oberleutnant Franz von Werra, a Luftwaffe pilot shot down over Britain in 1940. He initially tried to escape while captive in England, but was later successful during transfer to a Canadian POW camp. Von Werra was the only Axis POW to succeed in escaping and make it home during the war.