Diên Biên Phu

Mar 4, 1992

2h 5m

★ 6.3

Overview

Vietnam, 1954. An American reporter finds himself in the middle of the battle of Điện Biên Phủ, between the French army and the Vietminh.

Genres

Drama

War

Production Companies

Mod films

France 2 Cinéma

Productions Marcel Dassault

Flach Film

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Cast

Howard Simpson

Donald Pleasence

Captain Jégu de Kerveguen

Patrick Catalifo

AFP Employee

Jean-François Balmer

Béatrice Vergnes

Ludmila Mikaël

Corporal

François Négret

Artillery Lieutenant

Maxime Leroux

Father Bambourger

Raoul Billerey

Ong Cop, M. Tigre

Thế Anh

Captain Morvan

Christopher Buchholz

Lieutenant Duroc, DC3 Pilot

Patrick Chauvel

Lieutenant Ki

Eric Do

Cuc, Thadé's wife

Thu Hà

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