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The One That Got Away

The One That Got Away (1957)

Drama, War, Adventure | UK

Director: Roy Ward Baker

Film4 | Tuesday 20 September 2016 | 12:45

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Rating: 7.1/10

User rating: 2.5/10
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SYNOPSIS

Fact-based Second World War adventure about a German pilot who repeatedly escaped from British prison camps. Transferred to Montreal, he managed to break out and cross the border into America in a bid to rejoin his squadron. Starring Hardy Kruger, Michael Goodliffe, Colin Gordon and Terence Alexander.

Actors

Writer: Howard Clewes, Kendal Burt

Producer: David Deutsch, Earl St. John

RUNTIME: 111 min

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