Direction: Pierre Schoendoerffer

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Pierre Schoendoerffer. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


La 317ème section

1965 · Movie · 100 min. · France

Direction Pierre Schoendoerffer

Cast Jacques Perrin · Bruno Cremer · Pierre Fabre · Manuel Zarzo

Plot In Vietnam, 1954, a French platoon isolated behind enemy lines tries to come back. It is led by the inexperienced, idealistic sous-lieutenant Torrens, and by adjutant Willsdorf, a WWII veteran...

6.5

175 votes

6.5

175 votes

Diên Biên Phú

1992 · Movie · 125 min. · France

Direction Pierre Schoendoerffer

Cast Donald Pleasence · Patrick Catalifo · Jean-François Balmer · Ludmila Mikael

Plot 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...

6.2

32 votes

6.2

32 votes

Là-haut, un roi au-dessus des nuages

2003 · Movie · 100 min. · France

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Ramuntcho

1959 · Movie · 90 min. · France

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Le Crabe-Tambour

1977 · Movie · 120 min. · France

Direction Pierre Schoendoerffer

Cast Jean Rochefort · Claude Rich · Aurore Clément · Odile Versois

Plot A dying French naval frigate captain tries to make a last rendezvous in the winter storm-tossed seas off the Grand Banks, with "le crab tambour," a French war hero he...

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A Captain's Honor

1982 · Movie · 117 min. · France

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The Devil's Pass

1958 · Movie · 90 min. · France

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The Anderson Platoon

1967 · Documentary · 65 min. · France

Direction Pierre Schoendoerffer

Plot The director, a French veteran of the Indochina war (La 317e Section), returned to follow a platoon of American soldiers for six weeks at the height of fighting in Vietnam...

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Objectif: 500 millions

1966 · Movie · 90 min. · France

Direction Pierre Schoendoerffer

Cast Bruno Cremer · Marisa Mell · Jean-Claude Rolland · Etienne Bierry

Plot Reichau, a former army captain, is back in France after serving three years in prison for belonging to the OAS (Secret Armed Organization), a dissident paramilitary group during the Algerian...

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