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The 317th Platoon is a french film of genre Drama directed by Pierre Schoendoerffer released in USA on 31 march 1965 with Jacques Perrin
The 317th Platoon (1965)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 31 march 1965
Length 1h40
OriginFrance
Themes French war films, La colonisation française, Politique, La guerre d'Indochine, Political films, Histoire de France
Rating72%
The 317th Platoon (French: La 317e Section) is a 1965 French war film set during the French Vietnam war (1946-54) directed by Pierre Schoendoerffer. It was entered into the 1965 Cannes Film Festival where it won the award for Best Screenplay.
Synopsis
L'histoire de huit journées de guerre. En mai 1954, durant la guerre d'Indochine, la 317e section locale supplétive composée de quatre Français et de quarante-et-un Laotiens reçoit l'ordre d'abandonner le petit poste isolé de Luong Ba à la frontière du Laos, pour rallier une colonne partie au secours du camp retranché de Diên Biên Phu.Actors
Jacques Perrin
(Le sous-lieutenant Torrens)
Bruno Cremer
(L'adjudant Willsdorf)
Pierre Fabre
(Le sergent Roudier)
Manuel Zarzo
(Le caporal Perrin)
Saksy Sbong
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