An Incredible Tale Of Courage And Survival Against Impossible Odds. As a young boy Dieter Dengler watched as Allied planes destroyed his village. From that instant he knew that he wanted to fly. So at 18 he moved to America enlisted in the Navy and was promptly shipped off to Vietnam. During one of his first missions however Dengler was shot down over Laos and taken prisoner. Despite torture and starvation - at one point he weighed 85 pounds - he escaped and after a harrowing journey through the jungle on foot returned home. Today even comfort and success cannot dispel... the demons of his past. In this remarkable award-winning documentary director Werner Herzog returns to the jungle with Dengler to tell an incredible tale of courage and survival against impossible oddds. [show more]
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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 English. Soon, he was in the Navy, flying bombing missions over Laos and Vietnam, where his plane was shot down and he was taken prisoner. He and six others escaped the prison, but only he was known to have survived. The inspiration for Herzog’s fictional film, RESCUE DAWN.
In this award-winning documentary, acclaimed director Werner Herzog tells the remarkable story of Dieter Dengler, a German who moved to America at the age of 18 to enlist in the U.S. Air Force. After being shipped off to Vietnam, Dieter was shot down over Laos and taken prisoner. Despite torture and starvation - at one point he weighed 85 pounds - he escaped, and after a harrowing journey through the jungle on foot, returned home. Herzog accompanies Dieter back to the jungle to tell his incredible tale.
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