The One That Got Away
1957 · 111 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 2,582 VOTES · DIR. Roy Ward Baker
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 892 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:18 MAN 1.: Choose your targets. MAN 2.: Pull it up, pull it up!
00:07:08 I am an officer.
00:10:41 (SPEAKING GERMAN)
00:13:34 We've got quite a few of your chums here.
00:17:10 Von Werra, sir.
00:21:10 The German radio described your action
00:23:27 when they know that your glory is largely fictitious?
00:26:30 Oh, you'd better read this.
00:28:24 And wait for the end of the rest period.
00:31:20 In the morning, we have our educational classes.
00:37:20 Hey, there!
00:45:27 Yes, sir. Five days now.
00:50:21 All change! All change!
00:56:23 - Who's in there? - Unoccupied, sir.
01:01:10 So, will you please use the phone, it's very urgent.
01:04:12 Oh, hello, Codnor Park booking office here.
01:06:36 So, suddenly we were caught in the searchlight
01:08:50 Gentlemen, I thank you very much. Excuse me, please.
01:11:37 Yes, and hurry it up. There's a good girl.
01:15:08 Yes, of course, we know, but the Duty Officer said I must come to see you.
01:19:22 Contact.
01:23:05 Is it fixed?
01:30:16 South. The river.
01:45:21 Oh, we might have to revise the system of interrogation a little.
Cast & Characters
Hardy Krüger
Franz von Werra
Colin Gordon
Army Interrogator
Michael Goodliffe
R.A.F. Interrogator
Terence Alexander
R.A.F. Intelligence Officer
Jack Gwillim
Commandant, Grizedale
Andrew Faulds
Lieutenant Singleton, Grizedale
Julian Somers
Booking Clerk
Alec McCowen
Duty Officer, Hucknall
Harry Lockart
German Prisoner (Karl)
Robert Crewdson
German Prisoner
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed892
Dialogue density8.0 lines / min
First line00:00:18
Final line01:45:21
Production Record
DirectorRoy Ward Baker
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes2,582