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The One That Got Away

1957 · 111 min

A tense, methodical cat-and-mouse game that keeps you quietly rooting for an audacious escape artist.

Directed by: Roy Ward Baker
Genres: War, Drama
Starring: Hardy Krüger, Colin Gordon, Michael Goodliffe

Overview: Based on the true story of Oberleutnant Franz von Werra, the only German prisoner of war captured in Britain to escape back to Germany during the Second World War.

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Directed by: Roy Ward Baker
Genres: War, Drama
Starring: Hardy Krüger, Colin Gordon, Michael Goodliffe

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
war
freedom
obsession
identity
Places: countryside
prison
road trip
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	5
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	0
Tension	6
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	5

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