In the subsequent years, I lost track of Charles Woehrle and his niece, Louise, though occasionally I would think about him. This past summer, Louise contacted me to say that her documentary about her uncle was finally finished. Charles died a few years ago at the age of 98, having lived about as full a life as anyone could hope for. Stalag Luft III, the film, is a fitting tribute. I was invited to the very first screening of the movie in Minneapolis in early October, a private event attended by close family and friends, as well as members of the film crew. The movie is largely told in Charles Woehrle’s own voice, with extensive interviews with him, interspersed with archival film footage and photography, as well as some reenactments. Patek Philippe also held a private screening later in October in New York, which was attended by Woehrle’s grandson, who inherited this special timepiece. The film is currently being shopped around to several film festivals and will likely begin a limited release nationwide in 2019. The title sequence can be seen here.
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