Drama ·War · France · 1992 · 2h 5m

Diên Biên Phu

Diên Biên Phu poster
Director
Pierre Schoendoerffer
Cast
Donald Pleasence as Howard Simpson Patrick Catalifo as Captain Jégu de Kerveguen Jean-François Balmer as AFP Employee Ludmila Mikaël as Béatrice Vergnes François Négret as Corporal Maxime Leroux as Artillery Lieutenant
Crew
Bernard Lutic — Director of Photography Armand Psenny — Editor Georges Delerue — Original Music Composer Pierre Schoendoerffer — Screenplay Jacques Kirsner — Producer Jean-François Lepetit — Producer
Synopsis

Vietnam, 1954. An American reporter finds himself in the middle of the battle of Điện Biên Phủ, between the French army and the Vietminh.

Mood & Themes
uniformvietnamdefeatindochinajungletrappedcolonialismfrench colonialism
Key Collaborators
Pierre Schoendoerffer Director Bernard Lutic Director of Photography Armand Psenny Editor Georges Delerue Original Music Composer Pierre Schoendoerffer Screenplay Jacques Kirsner Producer Jean-François Lepetit Producer Pierre Schoendoerffer Producer Raoul Albert Production Design Lê Thanh Đức Production Design Olga Pelletier Costume Design
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