The 317th Platoon

The First Indochina War, 1954: With the Battle of Dien Bien Phu raging, French commander Torrens (Jaques Perrin) and his experienced Alsatian second Willsdorf (Bruno Cremer) were ordered to get their largely Laotian suppletive platoon to North Cambodia for evacuation. The unforgiving terrain would combine with a brewing war of wills between the topkicks to spark tragedy, in writer-director Pierre Schoendoerffer’s adaptation of his novel. Pierre Fabre, Manuel Zarzo co-star. 100 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: French; Subtitles: English. In French with English subtitles.