The 317th Platoon

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.

Country:

France,

Spain

Genre:

War,

History,

Drama

Duration:

100 minutes

Year:

1965

Director:

Pierre Schoendoerffer

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Company:

Rome-Paris Films,

Producciones Benito Perojo

Budget:

$66,000

Revenue:

$306,505

Cast:

Le sous-lieutenant Torrens

L'adjudant Willsdorf

Le sergent Roudier

Le caporal Perrin

Le sergent supplétif Ba Kut

Crew:

Director

Novel

Editor

Assistant Editor

Screenplay