The One That Got Away
1957-11-22Based 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.

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.

Franz von Werra
Hardy Krüger

Army Interrogator
Colin Gordon

R.A.F. Interrogator
Michael Goodliffe

R.A.F. Intelligence Officer
Terence Alexander

Commandant, Grizedale
Jack Gwillim

Lieutenant, Grizedale
Andrew Faulds

Booking Clerk
Julian Somers

Duty Officer, Hucknall
Alec McCowen
German Prisoner
Harry Lockart

German Prisoner
Robert Crewdson
German Prisoner
George Mikell

German Prisoner
George Roubicek

German Prisoner
John Van Eyssen

German Prisoner
Richard Marner

German Prisoner
Frederick Jaeger

German Prisoner
Paul Hansard
Train Conductor
Peggy Ann Clifford
Officer on Horseback
Robert Cawdron

Lieutenant - Kent
Bernard Horsfall

Harry 'Hurricane'
Glyn Houston

Second Detective
Stratford Johns
Bystander
Robert Raglan

The Corporal who Frisks Franz
Michael Ripper

Sergeant - Swanick
Norman Rossington
German Prisoner of War
Reg Thomason

Station Porter
Frank Williams
Canadian Truck Driver
Reed De Rouen
Soldier (uncredited)
Jack Carter
Sergeant - Welsh Guards (uncredited)
Howard Lang