Release Date
1965-03-31
Status
Released
Original Title
La 317ème Section
Runtime
1h 40m
Budget
$66,000
Revenue
$306,505
Original Language
FR
Production Countries
France, Spain
Production Companies
Rome-Paris Films, Producciones Benito Perojo
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.
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