The 317th Platoon
7.3
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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Cast
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Jacques Perrin
Le sous-lieutenant Torrens
Known for
Cinema Paradiso
Donkey Skin
Bruno Cremer
L'adjudant Willsdorf
Known for
Sorcerer
Under the Sand
Pierre Fabre
Le sergent Roudier
Known for
Jules and Jim
Love at Sea
Manuel Zarzo
Le caporal Perrin
Known for
A Drama of Jealousy (and other things)
Will Our Heroes Be Able to Find Their Friend Who Has Mysteriously Disappeared in Africa?
Boramy Tioulong
Le sergent supplétif Ba Kut
Also in
La Puce et le privé
Marie Pervenche
Saksi Sbong
Also in
Puthisen and Lady Kong Rey
The Snake Man
Pierre Schoendoerffer Director · Pierre Jansen Composer Gregorio García Segura Composer
Worldwide gross $307K · Budget $66K · United States release March 31, 1965
Box office
Budget
$66,000
Worldwide gross
$306,505
Gross vs. budget
4.6×
Production
Rome-Paris Films
Production
Producciones Benito Perojo
Production
France · Spain
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Languages
Original title
La 317ème Section
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · Vietnamese
Release dates
Spain · March 31, 1965
Theatrical
France · March 31, 1965
Theatrical
United States · March 31, 1965
Theatrical
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