The One That Got Away

"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."

Cast

Hardy Krüger

as Franz von Werra

Colin Gordon

as Army Interrogator

Michael Goodliffe

as R.A.F. Interrogator

Terence Alexander

as R.A.F. Intelligence Officer

Jack Gwillim

as Commandant, Grizedale

Andrew Faulds

as Lieutenant, Grizedale

Julian Somers

as Booking Clerk

Alec McCowen

as Duty Officer, Hucknall

Harry Lockart

as German Prisoner

Robert Crewdson

as German Prisoner

George Mikell

as German Prisoner

George Roubicek

as German Prisoner

John Van Eyssen

as German Prisoner

Richard Marner

as German Prisoner

Frederick Jaeger

as German Prisoner

Paul Hansard

as German Prisoner

Peggy Ann Clifford

as Train Conductor

Robert Cawdron

as Officer on Horseback

Bernard Horsfall

as Lieutenant - Kent

Glyn Houston

as Harry 'Hurricane'

Stratford Johns

as Second Detective

Robert Raglan

as Bystander

Michael Ripper

as The Corporal who Frisks Franz

Norman Rossington

as Sergeant - Swanick

Reg Thomason

as German Prisoner of War

Frank Williams

as Station Porter

Reed De Rouen

as Canadian Truck Driver

Jack Carter

as Soldier (uncredited)

Crew

Roy Ward Baker

Director

Ray Sturgess

Camera Operator

Hubert Clifford

Music

Julian Wintle

Producer

Howard Clewes

Writer

Eric Cross

Director of Photography

James Leasor

Novel

Roy Fry

Sound Editor

George Claff

Makeup Artist

Anthony Mendleson

Costume Design

Kendal Burt

Novel

Sidney Hayers

Editor

Edward Carrick

Art Direction

Arthur Ridout

Sound Editor

Gordon K. McCallum

Sound Recordist

C. C. Stevens

Sound Recordist