An American reporter finds himself in the middle of the 57-day battle of Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam between the French army and the Vietminh, which finally resulted in the defeat and surrender of the French forces and France's eventual...
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Directed by
Pierre Schoendoerffer |
Written by
Pierre Schoendoerffer | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
Jacques Kirsner | ... | producer |
Jean-François Lepetit | ... | producer |
Pierre Schoendoerffer | ... | producer |
Music by
Georges Delerue |
Cinematography by
Bernard Lutic |
Editing by
Armand Psenny |
Editorial Department
Lydia Tessier | ... | second assistant editor |
Production Design by
Raoul Albert |
Costume Design by
Olga Pelletier |
Makeup Department
Emmanuel Pitois | ... | key special makeup effects and prosthetics |
Gilles Rossire | ... | special makeup effects artist |
Christiane Sauvage | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
Patrick Delauneux | ... | production manager |
Yves Dutheil | ... | unit production manager |
Marc Guidetti | ... | assistant unit manager |
Andreas Meszaros | ... | unit manager trainee |
Patrick Millet | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Philippe Rostan | ... | second assistant director |
Frédéric Schoendoerffer | ... | first assistant director |
Jean-Charles Smith | ... | first assistant director |
Christophe Vallée | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
Xavier Buffin | ... | painter |
Cyrille Perron | ... | painter decorator |
Sound Department
Murielle Damain | ... | boom operator |
Patrick Egreteau | ... | foley artist |
William Flageollet | ... | re-recording mixer |
Michel Laurent | ... | sound mixer |
Marion Lorthioir | ... | post-synchronisation |
Ludovic Schoendoerffer | ... | sound editor |
Special Effects by
François Borgeaud | ... | special effects assistant |
Yves Domenjoud | ... | prop effects |
Olivier Zenenski | ... | special effects supervisor |
Camera and Electrical Department
Stéphane Agostini | ... | electrician |
Eric Bialas | ... | second assistant camera |
Patrick Chauvel | ... | still photographer |
Michel Crétel | ... | gaffer |
Dominique Delguste | ... | first assistant camera |
Alain Ducousset | ... | first assistant camera |
Roland Gautherin | ... | key grip |
Sabine Lancelin | ... | camera operator |
Olivier Martin | ... | grip |
Patrick Renault | ... | gaffer |
Casting Department
Philippe Rostan | ... | casting assistant |
Location Management
Carmen Lima | ... | location assistant |
Music Department
Georges Delerue | ... | conductor |
William Flageollet | ... | music mixer |
Marie Kobayashi | ... | musician: mezzo-soprano |
London Studio Orchestra | ... | orchestra |
Script and Continuity Department
Anne-Marie Garcia | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
Bernard Caroff | ... | groupman |
Eva Simonet | ... | press attache |
Bernadette Zinck | ... | production administrator |
Production Companies
- Flach Film
- Mod Films
- France 2 Cinéma (co-production)
- Production Marcel Dassault (co-production)
Distributors
- AMLF (1992) (France) (theatrical)
- Metropol-Filmverleih (1992) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Regina Films (1992) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- TF1 Vidéo (2004) (France) (DVD)
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Plot Summary |
An American reporter finds himself in the middle of the 57-day battle of Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam between the French army and the Vietminh, which finally resulted in the defeat and surrender of the French forces and France's eventual withdrawal from Vietnam. Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com |
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Box Office
Budget | FRF1,400,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Director Pierre Schoendoerffer participated the battle of Dien Bien Phu as an army photographer. Depicted in the movie by his son, Ludovic Schoendoerffer. See more » |
Goofs | Vietnamese army's M41 Walker Bulldog tanks were used in the movie (former South Vietnamese army tanks). During the real battle, French army used only ten M24 Chaffee light tanks. See more » |