Summary
Vietnam, 1954. An American reporter finds himself in the middle of the battle of Điện Biên Phủ, between the French army and the Vietminh.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 69GoodWatch 68
Running time
2 h 5 min
A typical length for dramas, +16 min on the typical 109
typical 109125Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 28 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
+18
Released
1992
March 4, 1992
34 years ago
Genres
DramaWarLanguage
French
Original language
Also spoken
VietnameseMade in
France
César Awards1993
- Best Music Written for a Film1993Nominated
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
21 people
Donald PleasenceHoward Simpson
Patrick CatalifoCaptain Jégu de Kerveguen
Jean-François BalmerAFP Employee
Ludmila MikaëlBéatrice Vergnes
François NégretCorporal
Maxime LerouxArtillery Lieutenant
Raoul BillereyFather Bambourger
Thế AnhOng Cop, M. Tigre
Christopher BuchholzCaptain Morvan- PCPatrick ChauvelLieutenant Duroc, DC3 Pilot
Eric DoLieutenant Ki- IHIgor HosseinPhotograph
Sava LolovHoward's cyclo- LLLuc LavandierThai Sergeant
- JMJoseph MomoMamadou Koulibali
Maïté NahyrEurasian Opium Den Owner- APAndré PeronKy's deputy
Ludovic SchoendoerfferCameraman
Charles FathyNam Youn rat
Thu HàCuc, Thadé's wife
Espérance Pham Thai LanBette, Normandie Bar’s Patron (voice)(uncredited)
Directing · 2
- Pierre Schoendoerffer Director, Screenplay, Producer
- Quốc Trọng Assistant Director
Production · 2
- Jacques Kirsner Producer
- Jean-François Lepetit Producer
Camera · 2
- Bernard Lutic Director of Photography
- Lý Thái Dũng Second Assistant Camera
Editing · 1
- Armand Psenny Editor
Sound · 1
- Georges Delerue Original Music Composer
Art · 6
- Lê Thanh Đức Production Design
- Raoul Albert Production Design
- Nguyễn Ngọc Tuân Assistant Production Design
- Bạch Diệp First Assistant Art Direction
- Frédéric Schoendoerffer First Assistant Art Direction
- Phạm Quang Vĩnh Assistant Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Olga Pelletier Costume Design
- Christiane Sauvage Makeup Artist
- Nguyễn Thị Lam Assistant Makeup Artist
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