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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Pilots In Pyjamas (Part One: Yes Sir) |
| Production Date | 1968 |
| Country of Production | GDR (German Democratic Republic) |
| Duration | 01:11:53 |
| Production Company | DEFA |
| Film Subject Era | 1954-1975 |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Summary | Part one of a four-part documentary investigating the situation of ten American pilots who are detained at the “Hanoi Hilton” after being shot down over North Vietnamese territory. |
| Subjects | Prisoners of war; Prison camps; Pilots; Health and medicine; Militarism; Wars; Vietnam War (1955-1975); Anti-American sentiments; Imperialism; Bombing; Aircraft; Weapons; War crimes; Propaganda; Civilians; Civilian war effort; Civilian deaths |
| Director | Heynowski, Walter; Scheumann, Gerhard |
| Cast |
Narrator: Mullis, Billy, Friedman, Searle |
| Contributors |
Camera: Leupold, Hans, Münch, Gerhard, Hellmich, Peter Photography: Billhardt, Thomas Montage: Wischnewski, Traute, Lehmann, Barbel Documentary Photography: Donth, Horst Editor: Prokop, Gert, Petersen, Peter Music: Bredemeyer, Reiner Sound: Mittag, Hans-Jürgen Producer: Martsch, Walter, Stoff, Jochen |
| People | Shumaker, Robert Harper (1933-) |
| Places | North Vietnam; South Vietnam; USA (United States of America); Hanoi; USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics); Vietnam |
| Fiction/Non Fiction | Non Fiction |
| Sound | Sound |
| Colour Format | Black and White |
| Language | English (Narrator) |
| Module | Wars & Revolutions |
| BFI Identifier | N-504030 |
| Copyright | The British Film Institute |