The One That Got Away poster

The One That Got Away (1957)

MMR 3.5/5
Adventure Drama War
Review Published 14-08-2026

Overview

3.5/5
Summary
This is the true story of Oberleutnant Franz von Werra, the only German prisoner of war to escape from imprisonment in Britain during the Second World War.
Year
1957
Released
22-11-1957
Runtime
111 min
MPAA Rating
Not Rated
IMDb
7.1
Metascore
69
Genres
Director
Roy Ward Baker
Writers
Howard Clewes James Leasor Kendal Burt
Cast
Alec McCowen Andrew Faulds Colin Gordon Frederick Jaeger George Mikell George Roubicek Gerald Andersen Hardy Krüger Harry Lockart Jack Gwillim John Adams John Van Eyssen Julian Somers Michael Goodliffe Paul Hansard Richard Marner Robert Crewdson Terence Alexander
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