The 317th Platoon (1965)
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.
Director:
Pierre Schoendoerffer
Writer:
Pierre Schoendoerffer
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Jacques Perrin as Le sous-lieutenant Torrens |
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Bruno Cremer as L'adjudant Willsdorf |
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Pierre Fabre as Le sergent Roudier |
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Manuel Zarzo as Le caporal Perrin |
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Boramy Tioulong as Le sergent supplétif Ba Kut |
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Saksi Sbong as |
| Directing | Pierre Schoendoerffer | Director |
| Writing | Pierre Schoendoerffer | Novel |
| Writing | Pierre Schoendoerffer | Screenplay |
| Production | Georges de Beauregard | Producer |
| Production | Benito Perojo | Producer |
| Sound | Pierre Jansen | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Gregorio García Segura | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Raoul Coutard | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Armand Psenny | Editor |
| Editing | Renée Deschamps | Assistant Editor |
