The 317th Platoon [SEP] director
The 317th Platoon
The 317th Platoon () is a 1965 French war film set during the First Indochina War (1946–54) written and directed by Pierre Schoendoerffer. The film was based on Schoendoerffer's 1963 novel of the same name.
Cast.
- Jacques Perrin as Le sous-lieutenant Torrens
- Bruno Cremer as L'adjutant Willsdorf
- Pierre Fabre as Le sergent Roudier
- Manuel Zarzo as Le caporal Perrin
- Boramy Tioulong as Le sergent supplétif Ba Kut
Reception.
It was entered into the
"Patrol Without Hope" ("Patrouille Sans Espoir") by Claude Bernard-Aubert, came out in 1956. The French censor cut some violent scenes and made the director change the end of his movie which was seen as ""too pessismistic"". Léo Joannon's film "Fort du Fou" (Fort of the Mad) /"Outpost in Indochina" was released in 1963. Another film was "The 317th Platoon" ("La 317ème Section") was released in 1964, it was directed by Indochina