CinemaOSMovie · 1965 · 1h 40m · PG-13

The 317th Platoon

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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 byPierre Schoendoerffer

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 40m
Language
FR
Released
March 31, 1965
Budget
$66,000
Revenue
$306,505
Studios
Rome-Paris FilmsProducciones Benito Perojo

Featuring

Cast & crew

6 credited
Starring
Jacques Perrin

Jacques Perrin

Le sous-lieutenant Torrens

Bruno Cremer

Bruno Cremer

L'adjudant Willsdorf

Pierre Fabre

Pierre Fabre

Le sergent Roudier

Manuel Zarzo

Manuel Zarzo

Le caporal Perrin

Boramy Tioulong

Boramy Tioulong

Le sergent supplétif Ba Kut

Saksi Sbong

Saksi Sbong

Creative team
Directed by
Pierre Schoendoerffer
Pierre Schoendoerffer
Written by
Pierre Schoendoerffer
Pierre Schoendoerffer
Produced by
Benito Perojo
Benito Perojo
Georges de Beauregard
Georges de Beauregard

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