The 317th Platoon
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Cast
Jacques Perrin 
Bruno Cremer Pierre Fabre 
Manuel Zarzo Boramy Tioulong Saksi Sbong
Credits
Written by: 
Pierre Schoendoerffer
Cinematography: Raoul Coutard
Music: Pierre Jansen
Produced by: 
Georges de Beauregard Benito Perojo
Plot
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.
Sinekatalog’s take
A small unit retreats through the jungle in a spare, ground-level war film with little glory and a great deal of fatigue. The camerawork keeps close to the men, and its quiet realism is its strength. A sober, memorable view of a lost cause.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (1,913 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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