Is The 317th Platoon sad?

Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The 317th Platoon scary?

Yes. More frightening than 87% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The 317th Platoon end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The 317th Platoon easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The 317th Platoon violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The 317th Platoon

Name: The 317th Platoon
Genre: War, History, Drama
Released: 1965
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Jacques Perrin, Bruno Cremer, Pierre Fabre, Manuel Zarzo, Boramy Tioulong

Directed by Pierre Schoendoerffer

Produced by Rome-Paris Films, Producciones Benito Perojo

1965100 min7.3 / 10

A grim, tension-laden war drama about a doomed retreat through hostile jungle, where inexperience and circumstance conspire against survival.

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.

Clusters

Trapped Heroes Fighting Back Trapped by Fate, Undone by History Consequences Of Wrongdoing Revenge Gone Wrong East Asian History & Culture

Genres

War History Drama

Keywords

Vietnam War Vietnam Vietcong Indochina

Questions people ask

Is The 317th Platoon sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is The 317th Platoon scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Does The 317th Platoon end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is The 317th Platoon easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The 317th Platoon violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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