This flaw, however, may not bother the books intended audience. Mcdonough retired is an impecable example for future and current young lieutenants that are preparing to take command of their first platoons. Adapted by schoendoerffer from his own novel, the 317th platoon is chockfull of bits of business that point to warfare as an industry that stocks platoons with fresh bodies, not unlike a department store promoting a seasonal line of products. Daniel ordonez in his room at the w hotel in barcelona, spain, this. The story is set during the latter stages of the frenchindochina war, revolving around a group of french soldiers and their. With jacques perrin, bruno cremer, pierre fabre, manuel zarzo. Set in may 1954, the film largely ignores the politics of the situation and frames the story around a platoon of french.
This book is more than just a riproaring combat narrative. Mar 01, 2012 the books main flaw is a repetitiveness that becomes mawkish. It might not be the americans fighting the viet cong or nva but the french indochina war was the precursor to the vietnam war. It is based on a novel by the director pierre schoendoerffer. French platoon trapped behind enemy lines tries to reach safety. In vietnam, 1954, a french platoon isolated behind enemy lines tries to come back. 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 soldier in the german wehrmacht during wwii.
In the book dien bien phu, it said even after 2 years or so, they were still getting. Outlying platoons were stationed further away to collect and provide intel to the main french forces. The film was based on a book written by schoendoerffer two years earlier. Along the way, he sucks down cigarettes and takes shots of morphine.
In 1954 while the battle of dien bien phu is being fought, the 317th platoon, composed of laotian troops. Dying soldiers plead for cigarettes rather than painkillers. In vietnam, 1954, a french platoon isolated behind enemy lines tries to come. Adapted by schoendoerffer from his own novel, the 317th platoon is. This site is a reliable source for cheap the 317th platoon tickets. He and the other newbies pass by a group of battlehardened veterans before being shepherded elsewhere. The photo gallery below is a collection of photos related to the 317th engineer battalion. Released in 1965, a year ahead of gillo pontecorvos the battle of algiers, the film functions as an antidote to the decades of propaganda. The older jary, looking back on his experience forty years later, is a much wiser and more reflective figure, but its still remarkable to watch such a young man, largely untrained and by his own admission rather hopeless at school, suddenly placed in command of a platoon. 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. I knew that there is a movie called platoon based on the vietnam war and decided to give the novel a try. Points about the soldiers personal burdens and the bond of brotherhood in combat are made so often that they become less rather than more effective. The regimental 14th cavalry supply room store is located on line at. It is led by the inexperienced, idealistic souslieutenant torrens, and by adjutant willsdorf, a wwii veteran of the werhmacht.
Both films are set in 1954 in viet nam around the time the french union forces were expelled from indochina by the viet minh communist army. Press room advertising jobs conditions of use privacy policy interestbased ads. It is led by the inexperienced, idealistic souslieutenant torrens, and by adjutant. Had clint romesha depicted the soldiers at keating as a collection of steelyeyed warriors, their feat would. Valor, bravery, and heroism are illusions in the 317th platoon, laid bare through a sequence in which sergeant roudier pierre fabre is wounded and endures much pain before his death. Written and directed by pierre schoendoerffer and based on his novel, the 317th platoon is the first vietnam war movie in a sense. Like many who were in either iraq, afghanistan, or both, i often read books about the wars reluctantly, because it is hard to capture the essence of the experience. It stars jacques perrin as lieutenant torrens, bruno cremer as adjutant willsdorf and pierre fabre as sergeant roudier. The year is 1954 and the french military is deeply embroiled in its version of the vietnam war. Bruno cremer left plays willsdorf, the secondincommand to torrens jacques perrin, in pierre schoendoerffers 1965 masterpiece the 317th platoon, which surveys the doomed 1954 retreat of french and laotian soldiers in vietnam. English subtitles in vietnam, 1954, a french platoon isolated behind enemy lines tries to come back.
Pierre schoendoerffer, a onetime army cameraman and veteran, depicts all the grit and sweat and fear of tropical combat in this toolittleseen frontlines classic. Tavernier treasures drawing from his experience as 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. The 317th platoon promo code cheap the 317th platoon.
The 317th platoon 1965 the 317th platoon 1965 the situation room. 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. The experience was, it can be inferred, a defining one for mr. Its 1967, and a plane full of new soldiers has just arrived in vietnam. Shot by the incomparable cinematographer raoul coutard, the 317th platoon is a film by turns punishing and poetic, and one entirely ready for rediscovery.
Watched pierre schoendoerffers the 317th platoon along side sam fullers 1957 film china gate as part of a curious self made war film double bill. Clinton romesha was pleased when early readers of red platoon, his memoir of the 14hour battle of kamdesh, told him the book made it seem. Their other officer is an old german veteran of world war ii. Sydney jary led 18 platoon of 4somerset light infantry in normandy, the netherlands and germany in 1944 and 1945. Press room advertising jobs conditions of use privacy policy interest based ads. The films heroes are fighting against communists, who terrorized southeast asia just as the bolsheviks terrorized russia. The 317th platoon piqued my interest for being a war film made by filmmakers who have actually walked the talk and experiencing the conflict themselves, and you can just about trust director pierre schoendoerffer and renowned french cinematographer raoul coutard to bring about a film of cinematic quality even when dealing with what i deem as a. The films heroes are fighting against communists, who terrorized. The picture won the award of the best screenplay at the 1965 cannes film festival. Working with excellent ncos he built the sort of band of brothers that forms the backbone of all armies. A platoon of french soldiers and laotian allies fight their way through enemy territory and dense jungle to meet up with their compatriots as the indochina war grinds to a halt. If you should have any questions, please do not hestitate to contact our toll free customer service number at 18778703653 for assistance. If you should have any questions, please do not hestitate to contact our toll free customer service number at. What a 1963 novel tells us about the french army, mission.
Among them is chris taylor charlie sheen, whos about as green as they come. Reading 18 platoon, it is hard to keep in mind that its narrator was only 20 years old when dropped into normandy in 1944. In my view the greatest war movie ever made is the 317th platoon, a french. The film was based on schoendoerffers 1963 novel of the same name. A platoon of french soldiers and laotian allies fight their way through enemy territory and dense jungle to meet up with their compatriots as the indochina war. The two films with similar subject matter and setting but with extremely different approaches and style. To make matters worse, their leader is an inexperienced lieutenant.
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. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. And now a new restoration of pierre schoendoerffers 1965 masterpiece the 317th platoon arrives as a reminder that nothing in the bungled. The 317th platoon 1965 directed by pierre schoendoerffer. Buy 18 platoon by sydney jary from waterstones today.
In my view, the greatest war movie ever made is the 317th platoon, a french. The film was directed by pierre schoendoerffer dien bien phu and was based on his own novel of the same name. A platoon of french soldiers and laotian allies fight their way through enemy territory and dense jungle to meet up with. The 317th platoon on dvdr picture quality b english subtitles in vietnam, 1954, a french platoon isolated behind enemy lines tries to come back. 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. Outlaw platoon is expertly told by a man who braved the heat of battle time and time again. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, isbn. 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. Pierre schoendoerffer novel, pierre schoendoerffer.
May 03, 2016 having joined the army from his graduating class in lake city, california, in 1999, following his two older brothers, romesha became a commander of the black knight troops red platoon, which was eventually sent to the most remote and dangerous outpost in nuristan, less than 20 miles from the pakistan border. 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. He first wrote the 317th platoon as a novel, and made it into a film in 1964, traveling to cambodia to shoot at authentic locations. I had come across this book while book hunting in a second hand book shop. The vietnam war, as fought by the french, in the 317th platoon. Now showing catalogue trailers about contact press room. I had not known about the movie until i read a recommendation by the military historian anthony beevor. Also, why were so many scenes shot in the bunker war rooms when the. He first wrote the 317th platoon as a novel, and made it into a film in.
A platoon of french soldiers gets trapped behind enemy lines. Format new recruit new recruit promotion new recruit. The 317th platoon rialto pictures will reissue pierre schoendoerffers the 317th platoon opening friday, august 10, 2018 at metrograph in nyc. Dye, a vietnem veteran himself, and is based on the screenplay by oliver stone. 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. Marine corps recruit depot or marine corps book most of the time, there will be 2 4 marine corps boot camp platoon books listed. Jacques perrin, bruno cremer, pierre fabre, manuel zarzo, boramy tioulong. 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.
Find last minute and sold out the 317th platoon tickets along with vip seating at very low prices for all 2020 events. It is led by the inexperienced, idealistic souslieutenant torrens, and by. As this is a community site, we request that you contact us if you have any images of from your time with the 317th engineers or of gettogethers with your buddies. This is an exlibrary book and may have the usual libraryusedbook markings inside. Line 44 platoon 342 may 26, 1976 to august 9, 1976. Like his cinematic alter ego, chris taylor played by charlie sheen.
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