Little Dieter Needs to Fly

German American Dieter Dengler discusses his service as a U.S. naval pilot in the Viet Nam War. Dengler also revisits the sites of his capture and eventual escape from the hands of the Viet Cong, recreating many events for the camera.

Little Dieter Needs to Fly is a 1998 drama biography movie directed by Werner Herzog, starring Dieter Dengler, Eugene Deatrick, Werner Herzog. It holds an IMDb rating of 8.0/10 from 7,480 votes and runs 1h 20m.