Movie and tv subtitles in multiple languages, thousands of translated subtitles uploaded daily. A platoon of french soldiers gets trapped behind enemy lines. In my view the greatest war movie ever made is the 317th platoon, a french film from 1965 set during the countrys first indochina war. Released in 1965, a year ahead of gillo pontecorvos the battle of algiers, the film functions as an antidote to the decades of propaganda films. This is not the crap hollywood puts out and calls it a realistic war movie. It stars jacques perrin as lieutenant torrens, bruno cremer as adjutant willsdorf and pierre fabre as sergeant roudier. In vietnam, 1954, a french platoon isolated behind enemy lines tries to come back.
The year is 1954 and the french military is deeply embroiled in its version of the vietnam war. Oliver stones platoon 1986, a critically acclaimed hollywood film about the vietnam war, was the first in its category to be directed by someone who saw combat in that most divisive of u. The 317th section of the french army is given the order to abandon its. Platoon 24x subtitles download movie and tv series subtitles. The book is overall in very nice condition with no tears, however t is some white residue on its back cover most likely from resting up against another bookalso a few of the pages have some minor water. In 1954, the indochina war begins to come to a close following frances defeat by the viet minh at the deadly battle of dien bien phu. With jacques perrin, bruno cremer, pierre fabre, manuel zarzo.
The films heroes are fighting against communists, who terrorized southeast asia just as the bolsheviks terrorized russia. P ierre schoendoerffers the 317th platoon distinguishes between being moral and moralizing by crafting characters who respond to the presenttense demands of battletorn indochina rather than stand around and wax poetic about the nature of war. Jul 22, 2015 this feature is not available right now. The anderson platoon is an oscar winning documentary made by film maker and veteran of the french indochina war pierre schoendoerffer who made the earlier french feature film 317th platoon in 1965 and the later epic dien bien phu in 1992.
Released in 1965, a year ahead of gillo pontecorvos the battle of algiers. French platoon trapped behind enemy lines tries to reach safety. Free download from source, api support, millions of users. Women marine platoon recruit basic training pictures.
The struggle for vietnams pleiku province campaign book 345. Pierre schoendoerffers gritty account of the indochina war follows a french platoon trapped behind enemy lines. Their other officer is an old german veteran of world war ii. Like his cinematic alter ego, chris taylor played by charlie sheen. Tavernier treasures drawing from his experience as a veteran and army cinematographer, pierre schoendoerffers gritty account of the indochina war follows a french platoon trapped behind enemy lines, braving not only the battle.
It is led by the inexperienced, idealistic souslieutenant torrens, and by adjutant willsdorf, a wwii veteran of the werhmacht. 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 souslieutenant torrens and adjutant willsdorf, a former. The story is set during the latter stages of the frenchindochina war, revolving around a group of french soldiers and their laotian allies who trek through the jungle to the safety. Platoon 24x subtitles download movie and tv series. It is led by the inexperienced, idealistic souslieutenant torrens, and by. I had not known about the movie until i read a recommendation by the military historian anthony beevor. Marine corps recruit depot, parris island, south carolina. Yearbooks mcrd parris island the military yearbook project the military yearbook project.
The following year, in september 1966, schoendoerffer joined it and followed a 33man platoon led by lieutenant joseph b. Women marine platoon photos the military yearbook project. The 317th platoon 1965 pg 0331 1965 us war, history, drama 1h 40m user score. The film was directed by pierre schoendoerffer dien bien phu and was based on his own novel of the same name. The anderson platoon 1967 the anderson platoon 1967. Slowarts rating of the film the 317th platoon slowart in the hands of a true witness the 317th platoon is a war film like no other an amazing bitter journal of endless dragging through the jungle formed only by the muted clashes between two protagonists idealist and cynic and coutards free camera movements recurrent image of tied up piglets. Marine corps recruit depot parris island yearbook download section. In vietnam, 1954, a french platoon isolated behind enemy lines tries. Adapted by schoendoerffer from his own novel, the 317th platoon is.
I arrived august 8,1968 graduated sometime in october 0311 arrived in viet nam january 1, 1969 bravo co 11 ist mar div 5 miles east of hill 55. The films heroes are fighting against communists, who terrorized. The 317th platoon 1965 the 317th platoon 1965 the situation room. The old white wooden barracks on the bay side of the parade deck. He rose to prominence encircled by the theater playing in shakespeares pericles, oscar wildes an ideal husband and jean anouilhs poor bitos and becket. In vietnam, 1954, a french platoon isolated behind enemy lines tries to come. Two decades later, a sequel was released as reminiscence. To make matters worse, their leader is an inexperienced lieutenant.
The 317th platoon, cd, in like new condition, a true rendition of the french in indo china vietnam in the early 1950s. French forces are in full retreat and risk being overrun at every turn including the 317th platoon. Pierre schoendoerffer, a onetime army cameraman and veteran, depicts all the grit and sweat and fear of tropical combat in this toolittleseen frontlines classic. The 317th platoon 1965 near the end of the frenchindochinese war, a french platoon trapped behind enemy lines tries to reach safety. Passing out parade kapooka 1965 poppies are in rememberence of shorty peter john arnold 27863 assigned to 6 rar poppies are in the 2 photos in front of shorty who lost his life in vietnam on the 17th febuary front row. It is led by the inexperienced, idealistic souslieutenant torrens, and by adjutant. Read on wikipedia edit history talk page print download pdf.
Watch the anderson platoon entire movie here enjoy. In 1960, the italian director valerio zurlini cast him to appear alongside claudia cardinale in girl with a. In my view, the greatest war movie ever made is the 317th platoon, a french film from 1965 set during the countrys first indochina war. Les miserables claude lelouch, 1995 the 317th platoon pierre. The film was based on schoendoerffers 1963 novel of the same name. And now a new restoration of pierre schoendoerffers 1965 masterpiece the 317th platoon arrives as a reminder that nothing in the bungled tragedy of. The 317th platoon pierre schoendoerffer, 1965 synopsis. The 317th platoon is politically incorrect and unacceptable to the oligarchy that controls both america and the eu, an oligarchy that rides a threeheaded beast of socialism, globalism and zionism. The 317th platoon movie trailer here on 1 august 1965, the u.
I was the guide of platoon 1009 1st training battalion parris island. France page 17 rarefilmm the cave of forgotten films. The film was based on a book written by schoendoerffer two years earlier. Aug 07, 2018 and now a new restoration of pierre schoendoerffers 1965 masterpiece the 317th platoon arrives as a reminder that nothing in the bungled tragedy of americans in vietnam should have been a. Mar 15, 2012 pierre schoendoerffer, who has died aged 83, was one of the few directors of war films who had actually lived out the adventures of his soldier heroes.
Yearbooks mcrd parris island the military yearbook project. The picture won the award of the best screenplay at the 1965 cannes film festival. Pierre schoendoerffer, who has died aged 83, was one of the few directors of war films who had actually lived out the adventures of his soldier heroes. Region 2 this dvd may not be viewable outside europe. Set near the end of the bloody indochinese war in which the vietnamese struggled to shuck off the yoke of french colonialism, this taut, provocative french war drama chronicles the events leading up to the slaughter of the french armys 317th platoon, a unit comprised of 41 laotians and. Shot by the incomparable cinematographer raoul coutard, the 317th platoon is a film by turns punishing and poetic, and one entirely ready for rediscovery. It contains the daily gritty realism faced by the platoon as it abandons its position and initially heads to believed safety at dien bien phu. The 317th platoon 1965 pg 03311965 us war, history, drama 1h 40m user score.
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