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The 317th Platoon(Movie, 1964)

Original title: "La 317ème Section" (French/FR)
PG-13
| 1h 40min | Genres: War, History, Drama
The 317th PlatoonRating: 3.7/5 (with 2929 votes)
The 317th Platoon (French: La 317ème section) is a 1965 French black-and-white war film set during the First Indochina War (1946–54) written and directed by Pierre Schoendoerffer. The film was based on Schoendoerffer's 1963 novel of the same name. ()
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About 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.

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La 317ème section/The 317th Platoon (1965) Modern Trailer(Trailer, 1:40)

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Additional Information

Production countries: Spain, France
Plays in: Vietnam
Original language: French (FR)
Spoken languages: French (FR), Vietnamese (VI)
Translated into 11 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 03/31/1965
Screenwriter: Pierre Schoendoerffer
Film Editor: Armand Psenny
Director of Photography: Raoul Coutard
Composer: Pierre Jansen
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Die 317. Sektion"
"Zug 317"
"317. osasto"
"La 317e section"
"La 317ème section"
"317th Platoon"
"317th Section"
Budget: 66,000 USD
Revenue: 306,505 USD (= 464%)
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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