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The Anderson Platoon ( French: La Section Anderson, released in 1966 in Europe, 1967 in the US) is a documentary feature by Pierre Schoendoerffer about the Vietnam War, named after the leader of the platoon - Lieutenant Joseph B. Anderson - with which Schoendeorffer was embedded. Two decades later, a sequel was released as Reminiscence .
For six weeks the French film maker Pierre Schoendoerffer followed a platoon of GIs led by black West Point Lieutenant Joseph B. Anderson. Unlike the heavil...
The Anderson Platoon: Directed by Pierre Schoendoerffer. With Joseph B. Anderson, Stuart Whitman. 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 in 1966.
Jan 12, 2019 · This is the original black and white 1967 Academy Award winning documentary by Pierre Schoendoerffer. A French journalist, film maker, and veteran of the Fr...
Both films use cinema verite to examine the rifleman in Vietnam, but the Jones film is incomparably more true and compelling than "The Anderson Platoon" (which won this year's Academy Award). "American Platoon" was photographed for French television by Pierre Schoendorffer, a war correspondent who was with the French at Dien Bien Phu. It ...
The Anderson Platoon Released Jul 4, 1967 1h 5m Documentary List. Reviews 50% Audience Score 50+ Ratings
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The Anderson Platoon (French: La Section Anderson, released in 1966 in Europe, 1967 in the US) is a documentary feature by Pierre Schoendoerffer about the Vietnam War, named after the leader of the platoon - Lieutenant Joseph B. Anderson - with which Schoendeorffer was embedded. Two decades later, a sequel was released as Reminiscence.
