Four young French Army officers volunteer to join the Foreign Legion to fight in Dien Bien Phu (Vietnam) in 1954.Four young French Army officers volunteer to join the Foreign Legion to fight in Dien Bien Phu (Vietnam) in 1954.Four young French Army officers volunteer to join the Foreign Legion to fight in Dien Bien Phu (Vietnam) in 1954.
Jacques Sernas
- Capt. Guy Bertrand
- (as Jack Sernas)
Patricia Blair
- Gisele Bonet
- (as Pat Blake)
Lisa Montell
- Jacqueline
- (as Irene Montwill)
Jacques Scott
- Lt. De Jean
- (as Jack Scott)
- Director
- Writer
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThough the movie accurately depicts the strongpoints of the Dien Bien Phu fortifications as being named after females, most of the names are changed. In the real battle, the strongpoints were Anne-Marie, Beatrice, Claudine, Dominique, Eliane, Gabrielle, Huguette, and Isabelle. Later after the fall of Beatrice and Gabrielle, additional strongpoints of Sparrowhawk and Juno were erected.
- Quotes
Gen. Christian De Castries: [addressing the Chinese prisoner] And as for you, my friend, we shall be ready, you can be sure. But should we lose, the whole world will still know that our enemies were not nationalists but conquerors for Communism. And you will find that the dead too can speak, often more loudly than the living.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Vidal Sassoon: The Movie (2010)
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interesting film reflecting the French view of turning point battle in Indo-China before it became an American battleground
Well done look at the French loss at Dien-bien-phu which some historians believe led to their withdrawal from Indo-China. Demonstrates the difficulties in fighting a committed enemy on his own ground long before US faced the same problems. French efforts to reinforce and save their forces in an enclave surrounded by soldiers that would, in later years, be described as Viet Cong prove to be unsuccessful. Loyalty to comrades on the ground leads French paratroopers to jump into a death trap.
Stars Jacque Sernas who later played Paris, Prince of Troy, in "Helen of Troy" with Rosanna Podesta as Helen. That 1956 movie should be a good measuring stick for the new Brad Pitt version.
Stars Jacque Sernas who later played Paris, Prince of Troy, in "Helen of Troy" with Rosanna Podesta as Helen. That 1956 movie should be a good measuring stick for the new Brad Pitt version.
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- kent-johnson
- May 3, 2004
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Die Hölle von Dien Bien Phu
- Filming locations
- Janss Conejo Ranch, Thousand Oaks, California, USA(battle scenes)
- Production company
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- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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