THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY

by Roy Ward Baker (GB, 1957, 1h46, vostf)

starring Hardy Krüger, Colin Gordon, Michael Goodliffe, Terence Alexander, Jack Gwillim

During the Battle of Britain in 1940, a German fighter is forced to make an emergency landing on British soil. The pilot, Franz von Werra, a Luftwaffe flying ace, is taken prisoner. When interrogated by an officer, he reveals nothing but promises his warders that he will escape. A promise he keeps shortly afterwards. Recaptured and transferred to another camp, he determines to re-stage his exploit forthwith.