- Actors: Jody Abrahams, Nick Brimble, Simon Burke, David Clatworthy, Jack Ellis
- Directors: Paul Greengrass
- Writers: Paul Greengrass, Chris Ryan
- Producers: Dianne Beatty, Jeff Pope, Simon Shaps, Tamara Howe
- Classification: 15
- Studio: Firefly
- VHS Release Date: 1 Oct 1999
- Run Time: 110 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004CS2E
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,161 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Quite effective for a low budget TV piece. Certainly very different from the other British TV movie about this incident, and portrays Ryan as very much an outsider compared with the rest of the group. Not sure about McNabs portrayal, which comes across as rather negative. Some of the action sequences do show snippets of the style that would be more obvious in Mr Greengrass's later films
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
This 'film' is not as Chris Ryan intended and has since appologised in the newly revised version of 'The one that got away'. The makers took what parts of the story they liked, and disregarded what they didn't. Anyone really wanting to know this story, should read the book as it is a more reliable account of Chris Ryan's escape in Iraq.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
I read the book The One That Got Away about 3 years ago. I just saw this film based on that book and I really enjoyed it. I felt it was more realistic than the equally enjoyable Bravo Two Zero film. This film is shot like a documentary and it adds a sense of realism to the production. It's not as flashy or action-packed as Bravo Two Zero, but it is much more powerful. The acting as well as music is top notch. It's ashame that no Americans can view this great film as it is not available in the states on ANY format. I have a Dutch region 2 dvd, that's how I saw it. As far as the controversy between the film and Chris Ryan's novel, let it go. Movies have and always will add elements to entertain the audience. The book is basically about Ryan's survival in Iraq for several days. This movie covers the entire platoon as well as Ryan's escape. Both this move and Bravo Two Zero have a proud place on my shelf alongside Black Hawk Down, Saints & Soldiers, Come And See, The Thin Red Line and Saving Private Ryan.....
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reasnable film
there are quite a few books on this operation each has a slightly different outlook.
i would rate this film as just average if you like this sort of thing
i would rate this film as just average if you like this sort of thing
Published 6 months ago by Mr. C. W. Dimmock
disappointed
only saw about 5mins. of this dvd and the sound was so bad you could not hear a word of what they were saying pity as I am following the stories of bravo two zero to see if there... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Mary Wishart
The 1 that got away
unfortunately the sound was not great on my copy and was forced to have volume up full tilt to hear, shame excellent version of Bravo 2 zero mission
Published 19 months ago by Simon Trump
Debatable...
Strange image of this patrol this story tells. Not all heroic as McNab told it, but leaving me puzzled. Read more
Published on 29 Jan 2009 by Rafal Gruszczynski
not as good as bravo two zero
this film had a good storyline but the actual film wasn't as entertaining as bravo 2 zero which obviously had a bigger budget as the star sean bean is a well known actor. Read more
Published on 14 Jun 2008 by Mr. James Bigmore
The best post WWII film
This is the best post WWII film I have seen.
It tells the strangth of SAS and weakness of a human.
It is the must for anyone who likes a realistic war film.
It tells the strangth of SAS and weakness of a human.
It is the must for anyone who likes a realistic war film.
Published on 13 May 2003
critical view of SAS role in Gulf War
the interesting thing about the film of The One that Got away ' is the significant difference form the book or from Andy McNabb's acount in 'Bravo Two Zero'
The film makers... Read more
The film makers... Read more
Published on 26 Mar 2002 by wesc@msn.com.au
The One That Got Away
This is an amazingly hard hitting true story about eight men in the SAS and their bravery during the Iraq war, which I'm continually thankful for. Read more
Published on 8 July 2001 by Mr. B. Pablos
Spot On!!!
The One That Got Away is a great account of Bravo Two Zero and Chris Ryans long-hard Escape out of enemy lines in Iraq. Read more
Published on 10 Feb 2001 by madmouseuk@yahoo.co.uk
Exceptional portrail of the Special Forces mission
I'm an American Special Forces soldier and as such I was suprised by the level of accuracy in the depiction of the military special operation mission. Read more
Published on 28 Nov 2000 by race8762@yahoo.com
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