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The 317th Platoon

La 317ème section

France, Spain

1965

100 Min
Black and White
1.55:1
French, Vietnamese
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DIR Pierre Schoendoerffer

PROD Georges de Beauregard, Benito Perojo

SCR Pierre Schoendoerffer

DP Raoul Coutard

CAST Jacques Perrin, Bruno Cremer, Pierre Fabre, Manuel Zarzo, Boramy Tioulong

ED Armand Psenny

MUSIC Pierre Jansen, Gregorio García Segura

SOUND Te Hak Kheng

Cannes (In Competition): Best Screenplay, Cannes (Cannes Classics)

Synopsis

In Vietnam, 1954, a French platoon isolated behind enemy lines tries to come back. It is led by the inexperienced, idealistic sous-lieutenant Torrens, and by adjutant Willsdorf, a WWII veteran of the Werhmacht. –Cannes FIlm Festival

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