Released:
1965-03-31

Overview:
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.

Director:
Pierre Schoendoerffer

Runtime:
1h 40min

Genre:
War, History, Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Jacques Perrin
  as
  Le sous-lieutenant Torrens
• 
  Bruno Cremer
  as
  L'adjudant Willsdorf
• 
  Pierre Fabre
  as
  Le sergent Roudier
• 
  Manuel Zarzo
  as
  Le caporal Perrin
• 
  Boramy Tioulong
  as
  Le sergent supplétif Ba Kut