The One That Got Away

1957 · directed by Roy Ward Baker

Rating

69/100

Hit

no

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.

The One That Got Away (1957), directed by Roy Ward Baker, rates 69/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Hardy Krüger
• Colin Gordon
• Michael Goodliffe
• Terence Alexander
• Jack Gwillim
• Andrew Faulds
• Julian Somers
• Alec McCowen
• Harry Lockart
• Robert Crewdson

Crew

• Eric Cross — Director of Photography
• Sidney Hayers — Editor
• Howard Clewes — Writer

More from Roy Ward Baker

1. A Night to Remember (1958) — 87/100 · hit
2. Quatermass and the Pit (1967) — 76/100
3. Don't Bother to Knock (1952) — 73/100
4. Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde (1971) — 73/100
5. The Vampire Lovers (1970) — 66/100
6. The Vault of Horror (1973) — 65/100

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