The One That Got Away (TV 1996)

The existence of the anti-Iraq coalition was threatened when Saddam targetted Israel. In order to keep Israel out of the war, and the coalition together the Scuds had to be stopped. SAS ... See full summary »

Director:

Paul Greengrass

Writers:

Paul Greengrass (screenplay), Chris Ryan (book)

Stars:

Jody Abrahams, Nick Brimble, Simon Burke

Cast

Credited cast:
Jody Abrahams	...	Young Iraqi soldier
Nick Brimble	...	Sgt. Vince Phillips
Simon Burke	...	Stan
David Clatworthy	...	Quartermaster
Jack Ellis	...	SAS Officer
Sam Halpenny	...	Legs Lane
Andre Jacobs	...	Navigator (as André Jacobs)
Stefan Kalipha	...	Iraqi Officer
Paul McGann	...	Cpl. Chris Ryan
George Middlekoop	...	Old goatherder
David Morrissey	...	Sgt. Andy 'Mac' McNab, DCM, MM
Alexander Morton	...	Big Bob (as Sandy Morton)
Hannes Muller	...	Mark
Frank Opperman	...	Taxi Driver
Gamiet Peterson	...	Young Syrian man

Storyline

The existence of the anti-Iraq coalition was threatened when Saddam targetted Israel. In order to keep Israel out of the war, and the coalition together the Scuds had to be stopped. SAS patrol Bravo Two Zero, under the command of Sgt. Andy McNab was tasked to destroy these weapons. Three of the SAS troopers were killed and four captured: Only one escaped - Cpl. Chris Ryan. This is his version of what happenned.

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Plot Keywords:

sas | soldier | desert | iraq | capture | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller | War

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 February 1996 (UK)

Also Known As:

Ainoana hengissä

Filming Locations:

South Africa

Company Credits

Production Co:

London Weekend Television (LWT)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Eerily detached and distanced from Chris Ryan's POV of an SAS operation that went horribly wrong

This is an extraordinary vision of war as an out-of-body experience, predating Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan by some years.

Directed by Paul Greengrass, the film has an extraordinarily surreal feel, especially in the night scenes.

The POV is Chris Ryan's, who is obviously an extreme outsider and a determined survivor.

The cast is excellent, Paul McGann getting right under Ryan's skin.

This film fits into the Lawrence of Arabia tradition being visually sumptuous, thematically expansive and musically (Barrington Pheloung) stirring.