La 317e Section

original title:
La 317e Section
other titles:
317th Platoon, (Die 317. Sektion), Sangre en Indochina
country / year of production:
France / 1964
original length:
100 min. , black/white
premiere:
March 1965
genre:
melodrama
based on:
Pierre Schoendoerffer. La 317e section. Paris: La Table Ronde, 1963.
director:
Pierre Schoendoerffer
film script:
Pierre Schoendoerffer
producer:
cinematographer:
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composer:
cast (role):
Jacques Perrin , Bruno Cremer , Pierre Fabre
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plot synopsis:
This film tells the story of a war correspondent and his experiences in war in Indochina. Like a diary the film tells the experiences of a troop of french soldiers in May 1954 near Laos. The film does without emotionalism or heroism.
keywords:
war correspondent , behind enemy lines , patrol , massacre , media , single fighter
war:
Vietnam War (1946-1975)
literature:
Marc Frey. Geschichte des Vietnamkriegs. Die Tragödie in Asien und das Ende des amerikanischen Traums. München: C.H. Beck, 2004.
remarks:
Won an award at the "Cannes Film Festival" in 1965.
availability:
VHS NTSC