The 317th Platoon
movie
Released March 31, 1965
Overview
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.
Cast
Crew
Pierre Schoendoerffer
as
Director
Pierre Schoendoerffer
as
Novel
Pierre Schoendoerffer
as
Screenplay
Georges de Beauregard
as
Producer
Benito Perojo
as
Producer
Pierre Jansen
as
Original Music Composer
Gregorio García Segura
as
Original Music Composer
Raoul Coutard
as
Director of Photography
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Armand Psenny
as
Editor
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Renée Deschamps
as
Assistant Editor