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Release date: 03/31/1965
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Original language: FR
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The 317th Platoon
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WarHistoryDrama
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.
Alternative titles
The 317th Platoon
La 317e section
Die 317. Sektion
Zug 317
317. osasto
317th Platoon
317th Section
La 317ème section