The 317th Platoon (1965)
War • History • Drama • 1ч 40м
In Laos, 1954, eight days before the french defeat in the Indochina war, the 317th platoon – four french soldiers and 41 laotian combatants – has been ordered to leave its outpost and to retreat for the plains of Diên Biên Phu, where the french army is getting stucked. Led by the inexperienced and idealistic sous-lieutenant Torrens, fresh out of the military academy, and by adjutant Willsdorf, a WWII veteran of the Werhmacht, the group must cross 150 kilometers of jungle. But dripping rainwater, hostile nature, and the Viêt-minh ambushes expose them to constant danger.
TMDB rating:
7.4
(83)
Cast
Jacques Perrin
Le sous-lieutenant Torrens
Bruno Cremer
L'adjudant Willsdorf
Pierre Fabre
Le sergent Roudier
Manuel Zarzo
Le caporal Perrin
Boramy Tioulong
Le sergent supplétif Ba Kut
Saksi Sbong
Crew
Pierre Schoendoerffer
Director
Pierre Schoendoerffer
Novel
Pierre Schoendoerffer
Screenplay
Georges de Beauregard
Producer
Benito Perojo
Producer
Pierre Jansen
Original Music Composer
Gregorio García Segura
Original Music Composer
Raoul Coutard
Director of Photography
Armand Psenny
Editor
Renée Deschamps
Assistant Editor
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