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The One That Got Away (1957)

Rate: 10
Viewed: 3/24

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3/24: If England has The Great Escape to boast of, then Germany's answer to it is The One That Got Away.

Surprisingly, the film was made six years earlier. Not only that, it was filmed by Pinewood Studios of Iver Heath, England. I think it's because Oberleutnant Franz von Werra earned everybody's respect because of what he did which is based on a true story.

Well, it's a brilliant acting by Hardy Krüger in what's a two-hour one-man show, and I was rooting for him all the way through despite being a Nazi. The story is incredible, and most of it did happen.

I like the depiction of realism, especially when von Werra felt fatigued during his escape attempts. The most dramatic is when he jumped onto the dinghy at the end to make his way to the United States. Of the three escape attempts shown in the film, the second is the most interesting as he tried to take off on a British airplane while pretending to be a downed Dutch flier.

All in all, The One That Got Away is among the most exciting war films ever made.