Marines in vietnam fighting the north vietnamese 1967 pcn. The french documentary the anderson platoon zeroes in on the seminal days of the american experience in vietnam. The anderson platoon 1967 the anderson platoon 1967. Without judging the war or its participants, the film records the lives, deaths, hopes and fears of its subjects. Documents the life of a small group of gis as they fight against an unseen enemy in the jungle of vietnam. Shortly after its 1968 academy award, it was broadcast a second time in frances ortf. Catch a fire and the anderson platoon toronto life. Well, and interestingly enough, the anderson platoon was a bridge to so many things, both coming home from my first tour, and then coming home from my second tour. Directed by schoendoerffer, whose the anderson platoon won an oscar for featurelength documentary in 1967, le crabe tambour stars perrin as the title character, a. On july 4, 1967, cbs presented a onehour adaptation of that documentary as the anderson platoon, titled after the platoon s commander lieutenant joseph anderson. This oscarwinning documentary confronts the realties of warany war. It was filmed by french war cameraman pierre schoendoerffer. All rights to this documentary are owned by the french broadcasting system. August 9, 1999 this is just an update to let you all know how the search for manchu casualties is going.
Please let us know of anyone missing from the roster or of any errors. Report on the vietnam war as seen through the eyes of a us platoon. I enjoyed this movie made by a former french soldier who had fought in south east asia himself. The anderson platoon online 1967 pelicula completa en espanol latino. First, let me thank all of you for your help with this project. Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the peter schoendorfferdirected movie via subscription.
By clicking on continue you confirm that you are 18 years and over. Schoendoerffer, who was wounded in the french indochina war read more. The anderson platoon is a documentary feature by pierre schoendoerffer about the vietnam war. The documentary has been shown in more than 20 countries and has won several prizes including the oscar of the academy awards and an emmy for the best documentary film of 1967. The anderson platoon reminiscence a sequel to the anderson platoon entitled reminiscence was released in 1989. For six weeks night and day a french film director pierre schoendoerffer lived with the anderson platoon. Twenty years after the events, schoendoerffer met the platoon s survivors. Download section for unites states marine corps yearbooks listed by depot. Of the eight survivors, three have been sharing their experiences with us over the years. Overview of the anderson platoon, 1967, directed by pierre schoendorffer, with joseph anderson, pierre schoendorffer, at turner classic movies. The platoon, which is characterized by racial harmony and comradeship, has been assigned to a unit.
While still in his 20s, schoendoerffer served as a cameraman with the french army in the 1950s. A quietly austere documentary from peter schoendorffer, a veteran of the first indochina war between france and vietnam, returns the filmmaker to vietnam in 1966, where he and a cameraman are embedded with a 33man platoon from the 1st air cavalry division, led by lieutenant joseph anderson. The anderson platoon is a documentary feature by pierre schoendoerffer about the vietnam. Big screen entertainment group presents anderson platoon. 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 years academy award. Film funding has been secured to develop 35 intellectual properties per year for theatrical, streaming platforms such as netflix, amazon prime, hulu, and many more outlets. Schoendoerffers academy awardwinning the anderson platoon 1967. He was with the platoon from august 1, 1965 until october of 1966. The anderson platoon is a documentary feature by pierre schoendoerffer about the vietnam war, named after the leader of. Schoendoerffer, who was wounded in the french indochina war.
The anderson platoon 1967 flickers in timeflickers in. Oct 18, 2011 the anderson platoon is a documentary feature by pierre schoendoerffer about the vietnam war. The anderson platoon 1967 documentary on free online video. The anderson platoon is a documentary directed by pierre schoendoerffer. How one french director brought the vietnam war home for. The anderson platoon 1967 stream and watch online moviefone. In 1966, producer pierre schoendorffer and his cameraman spent six weeks filming the men of the anderson platoon as they ate, slept, fought, and died. They showed it again two, three weeks later, which was unprecedented. In 1987, the original 1967 french version of the the anderson platoon became listed in the public domain upon viewing the footage, a small creative team in hollywood, ca, noticed that the film had been poorly edited and appeared to have been completely censored. Anderson and the infantry platoon he commanded in vietnam were subjects of the highly acclaimed documentary film the anderson platoon. Need to watch the anderson platoon on your tv or mobile device at home. In 1968, french film maker pierre schoendoerffer won a best documentary features oscar for the anderson platoon. Commissioned by french national television to film a documentary about americans in vietnam, pierre schoendorffer and his crew spent 6 weeks in the fall of 1966 with a platoon commanded by a negro graduate of west point, lieut.
A veteran of the first indochina war, schoendoerffer saw the vietnam war as that. The anderson platoon 1967, directed by the french director pierre schoendoerffer, is a black and white cinema verite film that chronicles the sixweek experiences of an american racially. Not commenting on the war itself, the film delivers a verity of real life soldiers, who seem to have become templates for many fictions to follow. Filmmaker pierre schoendoerffer goes along with a group of american gis on five days worth of reconnaissances and skirmishes. Search educational film journals at media history project for references to this film. Platoon script by oliver stone oliver stone born 15 sep 1946 1986 oliver stone wrote the screen play for platoon based upon his experiences as a us infantryman in vietnam this he did as a counter to the vision of the vietnam war as portrayed in john waynes the green berets. The anderson platoon synopsis film follows six weeks of searchanddestroy operations by a black and hispanic platoon in vietnam. A french journalist, film maker, and veteran of the french defeat at dien bien phu, for six. Jul 06, 2014 well stop supporting this browser soon. Oct 30, 2006 catch a fire and the anderson platoon. Anderson platoon big screen entertainment group bseg.
Warning thread attack on a viet cong village 1967 might contain content that is not suitable for all ages. I would like to get in touch with fredrick kelly are any one else that served in the 38th scout dog platoon between 1967 1968 i do not know all of the names that was in our unit but we had a total of 29 people in it. From january to july of 2009, staff sergeant anderson remained the platoon sergeant and eventually platoon commander of first platoon and deployed again with company a, first battalion, first marines in support of the th marine expeditionary unit and antipiracy operations in the combined jointtask force horn of africa area of responsibility. Pierre schoendoerffers documentary the anderson platoon is an on the ground experience with american soldiers in vietnam. May 28, 2017 the story of the lost platoon of the vietnam war is a story cbs news has been covering for half a century. The documentary has been shown in more than 20 countries and has won several prizes to include the oscar of the academy awards and an emmy for the best documentary film of 1967. Pierre schoendoerffer, who won an oscar for the 1967 vietnam war documentary the anderson platoon, died following an operation at a hospital outside paris. The medal of honor is presented to james anderson, private first class, u. The anderson platoon, the first vietnam movie to win an academy award, is the story of a platoon in vietnam led by 24yr old lt. I think its the best documentary made during the war about. This documentary is based on the original version, but accompanied with stuarts whitmans soulful narration follows a group of american gis commanded by the first african american west point graduate, lieutenant joseph anderson, witnessing reconnaissance and. This is the original black and white 1967 academy award winning documentary by pierre schoendoerffer.
Lieutenant joseph anderson, a twentyfouryearold, commands a platoon of thirtythree american soldiers fighting in south vietnam. Filmmaker pierre schoendoerffer goes along with a group of american gis on five. Neither conscience nor sanity itself suggests that the united states is, should or could be the global gendarme. Alpha 49, 2nd platoon july 1967 68 a word about our manchu casualty list to. Charlie company 3rd platoon 1967 click on photo to see enlargement 01 ssg dennis mcmurray, harold port, operation manhattan, 02 unknown on patrol near ben luc. The anderson platoon the 1967 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio.
Robert anderson it was an unrelenting portrait of the quagmire in south east asia that would only get worse in the years ahead. Now, you would think, you know, postvietnam, antiwar, et cetera, but my ability to share my experience as an active duty officer in classroom not in uniform, of course, but in. The documentary discusses the background and fate of the soldiers and emphasizes how much american culture pervades the. The anderson platoon 1967 a quietly austere documentary from peter schoendorffer, a veteran of the first indochina war between france and vietnam, returns the filmmaker to vietnam in 1966, where.
Marine corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty on 28 february 1967, while serving with the company f, second battalion, third marines, third marine. Anderson platoon pictures and movie photo gallery check out just released anderson platoon pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie pictures archive. The anderson platoon bbc one london 18 may 1967 bbc. Charlie company 1st platoon 1967 68 photos from edwin hillbilly mackey click on photo to see enlargement. The anderson platoon directed by pierre schoendoerffer written by pierre schoendoerffer 1967 france imdb link first viewingyoutube. Photos of firebases, landing zones and base camps in vietnam. The anderson platoon was a stunning doc in its day presenting us with the war in viet nam from a slogging platoon s point of view.