The 317th Platoon

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Jacques Perrin

Le sous-lieutenant Torrens

Age : 82 | Popularity : 13%

Bruno Cremer

L'adjudant Willsdorf

Age : 80 | Popularity : 13%

Pierre Fabre

Le sergent Roudier

Age : 72 | Popularity : 3%

Manuel Zarzo

Le caporal Perrin

Age : 91 | Popularity : 6%

Boramy Tioulong

Le sergent supplétif Ba Kut

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Saksi Sbong

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Camera	Director of Photography	Raoul Coutard
Production	Producer	Georges de Beauregard Benito Perojo
Sound	Original Music Composer	Pierre Jansen Gregorio García Segura
Editing	Editor	Armand Psenny
	Assistant Editor	Renée Deschamps
Writing	Screenplay	Pierre Schoendoerffer
	Novel	Pierre Schoendoerffer
Directing	Director	Pierre Schoendoerffer
Department	Role	Name

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