The 317th Platoon (1965)
Movie
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.
Directed By : Pierre Schoendoerffer
Genres : War, History, Drama
Status : Released
Released : Mar 31, 1965
Length : 100 minutes
Crew
- Director : Pierre Schoendoerffer
- Editor : Armand Psenny
- Producer : Georges de Beauregard
- Original Music Composer : Gregorio García Segura
- Assistant Editor : Renée Deschamps
- Screenplay : Pierre Schoendoerffer
- Director of Photography : Raoul Coutard
- Producer : Benito Perojo
- Novel : Pierre Schoendoerffer
- Original Music Composer : Pierre Jansen