"A taut, absorbing and tingling film… about a man who couldn't be held down." - The New York Times. Based on actual events, this gripping World War II thriller from 1957 stars Hardy Krüger as Bf 109 pilot Oberleutnant Franz von Werra, who, as the only Nazi prisoner of war to escape British captivity and return to Germany, is shot down during the Battle of Britain and escapes from every prison camp he's put into. B&W, 1 hr. 46 min. #00V9352