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La 317ème section = The 317th platoon / Georges de Beauregard présente ; une coproduction Franco Espagnole, Rome-Paris Films ; écrit et dirigé par Pierre Schoendoerffer ; [produced by Georges de Beauregard and Benito Perojo].
LIBRA DVD PN1995.9.W35 T7658 2017
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Motion picture adaptation of (work): Schoendoerffer, Pierre, 317ème section., author.
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Schoendoerffer, Pierre--Film adaptations.
- Schoendoerffer, Pierre.
- Soldiers--Indochina--Drama.
- Soldiers.
- Indochinese War, 1946-1954--Drama.
- Indochinese War, 1946-1954.
- Dien Bien Phu, Battle of, Điện Biên Phủ, Vietnam, 1954--Drama.
- Dien Bien Phu, Battle of, Điện Biên Phủ, Vietnam, 1954.
- Vietnam--Điện Biên Phủ.
- Indochina.
- Genre:
- Drama
- Feature films
- Fiction films
- War films
- War films.
- Feature films.
- Fiction films.
- Film adaptations.
- Motion pictures, French.
- Motion pictures, Spanish.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
- Other Title:
- 317th platoon
- Place of Publication:
- Long Island City, NY] : Mr Fat-W Video, 2017.
- Language Note:
- French dialogue with subtitles in English.
- System Details:
- DVD-R, NTSC, Region 1; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; monaural.
- digital optical mono Dolby digital
- NTSC
- video file DVD video region 1
- Summary:
- "In 1954, the Indochina War begins to come to a close following France's defeat by the Viet Minh at the deadly Battle of Dîen Bîen Phû. French forces are in full retreat and risk being overrun at every turn -- including the 317th Platoon, a unit of French soldiers and Laotian allies who are led by the idealistic but inexperienced sous-lieutenant Torrens and adjutant Willsdorf, a former soldier in the German Wehrmacht during WWII. Their survival depends on completing a trek through the dense, jungle-laden, expanse of enemy territory that stands between them and the safety of the nearest French outpost."-- Provided by publisher.
- In Vietnam, 1954, a French platoon isolated behind enemy lines tries to come back. It is led by the inexperienced, idealistic sous-lieutenant Torrens, and by adjutant Willsdorf, a WWII veteran of the Werhmacht.
- Participant:
- Jacques Perrin, Bruno Crémer, Pierre Fabre, Manuel Zarzo.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Raoul Coutard; editor, Armand Psenny; music, Pierre Jansen.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames.
- Released theatrically in widescreen (1.66:1) presentation; this iteration has been cropped to full screen (1.33:1) presentation.
- Videodisc release of the motion picture produced in 1965.
- Based on La 317ème section / [by] Pierre Schoendoerffer.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Flora E. Haney Fund.
- OCLC:
- 1467251597
- Publisher Number:
- 191991490082
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