While growing up in desolated post-WW II Germany, all Dieter Dengler, the son of a Nazi slain during the war, dreamed about was becoming a pilot. At age 18, he left his country with only a few cents t... read more 
DVD Release Date: August 6, 2002
Stats: 269 reviews
A fantastic documentary by the master of cinema, Werner Herzog. It?s an honest, unbelievable and amazing story told by Dieter himself. A must see film alongside Rescue Dawn, it?s just brilliant!
A documentary about a pilot's survival against the odds after being shot down in the Vietnam War. Dieter Dengler's origins in war-torn Germany and his subsequent embrace of the American Dream make his story all the more fascinating. I was worried it was going to turn a bit self-i... read more
An absolute must-see for those who liked Rescue Dawn as it tells the same story - but right from the mouth of Dengler. It's shocking to hear what he went through. It's also a Herzog documentary and therefore obviously brilliant.
Very insightful doc as Dieter Dengler retells his story of being a POW during Vietnam.
Powerful, emotional and surreal documentary from master filmmaker Werner Herzog on the life of Dieter Dengler. Herzog later went on to make the feature film about Dengler, Rescue Dawn. Dengler was shot down on a mission in Laos and held captive and tortured by Vietcong guerrillas... read more
Bizarre in a matter-of-fact way. I need to collect my thoughts before I "properly" review this Herzog outing.
October 2009 - The story and character of Dieter Dengler is enough to make this interesting on its own. Herzog does a good job of finding such an amazing story and not staying on the way of it being heard. It is also interesting to find out how truthful he was to the story in Res... read more
Werner Herzog's documentaries never fail to amaze me. Here he presents the fascinating story of a pilot shot down in Vietnam and forced to survive even in the most trying of situations. Dieter Dengler returns to the locations that changed his life and through it all never once lo... read more
Little Dieter -- just slightly out of the realm of the ordinary -- but not enough to stand among the remarkable, mystical works that Herzog has delivered in the past. Full Review
Herzog starts with a balding middle-aged man driving down a country lane in a convertible, and listens, questions and shapes, until the life experience of Dieter Dengler becomes unforgettable. Full Review
As often happens in Mr. Herzog's haunting documentaries, the most interesting figure seems to be the one behind the camera. Full Review
A summation of the director's work in so many ways that one is tempted to point the neophyte to it ahead of better-known Herzogs. Full Review
A compassionate and personal story of the brutality and oddity of war Full Review
Dengler is a marvelous storyteller and opens his heart and soul for Herzog without hesitation. Full Review
Death did not want Dieter Dengler, whose life often sounds like that of a fairy tale character thrust into an existential wonderland. Full Review
Herzog has likened Dengler's experience to a Greek tragedy, involving dreams, punishment and redemption. Full Review
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