Film follows six weeks of searchanddestroy operations by a black and hispanic platoon in vietnam. Feb 27, 2011 this feature is not available right now. Based on stones own experiences as a soldier in the conflict, the film captivated millions of viewers all over the world. Upon its release, platoon received critical acclaim for stones directing and screenplay, the cinematography, battle sequences realism and the performances of dafoe and berenger. Anderson platoon 1967 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
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. Oliver stone on the vietnam war from the real story. Catch a fire and the anderson platoon toronto life. The music is okay, and stuart whitman is no orson welles. The french documentary the anderson platoon zeroes in on the seminal days of the american experience in vietnam. This oscarwinning documentary confronts the realties of warany war. The academy award for best film editing goes to platoon. 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. Platoon was the first hollywood film to be written and directed by a veteran of the vietnam war. Platoon is a movie about the vietnam war, sure, but it goes about the whole war thing just a little bit differently than most movies while the battle between the nva enemy troops and the united states soldiers is front and center, the film gives equal attention to a different kind of war, the one within the platoon itself. Filmmaker pierre schoendoerffer goes along with a group of american gis on five.
In the film a young soldier drops out of college and enlists in the army. Schoendoerffer complete the unachieved war documentary schoendoerffer began in 1954. Schoendoerffer, who was wounded in the french indochina war read more. Please excuse my naivete but i honestly have never received a very accurate description of what the vietnam war or war in general is like. Platoon more than a movie by robert anderson robert anderson pittsburgh, pa. The anderson platoon 1967 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. It was a film that won best picture for the year 1986 and is one of the best movies of all time. Contemporary filmsmcgrawhill documents the life of a. Oct 30, 2006 catch a fire and the anderson platoon. There are no real heroics in platoon, just discomfort, fear, violence and confusion. 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.
The anderson platoon won a best documentary oscar in. It was francois truffaut who said that its not possible to make an antiwar movie, because all war movies, with their energy and sense of adventure, end up making combat look like fun. The anderson platoon is a documentary feature by pierre schoendoerffer about the vietnam war, named after the leader of. The anderson platoon was an integrated combat unit in vietnam led by an africanamerican west pointer, lt. Platoon is a drama war film that came out in the year 1986. Oliver stones oscarwinning film platoon brought the true horror of the vietnam war to the big screen. This is a documentary about a platoon of american soldiers who were sent to fight in the vietnam war. He is sent to vietnam to participate in the war during the late 1960s. 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.
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 skirmishes helicopter. The documentary discusses the background and fate of the soldiers and. Watch platoon leader 1988 full movie ursula strauss on dailymotion. 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. By clicking on continue you confirm that you are 18 years and over. Once hes on the ground in the middle of battle, his idealism fades.
Oliver stones sobering 1986 film about a fictional platoon in the vietnam war took home all kinds of awards, and not just those four oscars. Chris taylor charlie sheen leaves his university studies to enlist in combat duty in vietnam in 1967. Im sincerely asking, especially if you were in the vietnam war, or know anyone that has. The fact that stone had to wait so long for the film to be made and also that the money to make it came not. Well again, initially apprehension in terms of what is going to happen to us, but as they continued to be welldisciplined, and full of interesting stories, they became a positive morale factor for the platoon. Jul 27, 2015 passing at the age of 70 with completed features, one ponders at what additional films we might have received from the master director, but as a consolation today we have a list of the work that has most influenced him, or he simply enjoyed. Anderson platoon big screen entertainment group bseg.
The film obviously had a strong influence on the much later american docudrama 84 charlie mopic. The anderson platoon is a documentary feature by pierre schoendoerffer. Now, what was the feeling on the part of your platoon, do you think, about having this film crew along. 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. Here is a movie that regards combat from ground level, from the infantrymans point of view, and it. Metrograph is a new manhattan movie theater devoted to screening archivequality 35mm prints and new films in stateoftheart digital projection. In 1968, french film maker pierre schoendoerffer won a best documentary features oscar for the anderson platoon. All rights to this documentary are owned by the french broadcasting system. The anderson platoon is a documentary feature by pierre schoendoerffer about the vietnam.
The soldiers faces say much more than words ever could about the. Infighting in his unit between staff sergeant barnes tom berenger, who believes nearby villagers are harboring viet cong soldiers, and sergeant elias willem dafoe, who has a more sympathetic view of the locals, ends up. Four more american soldiers seen earlier this month on the frenchproduced documentary on vietnam, the anderson platoon, have been killed in action since the filming was completed last november. But is it the definitive picture about the vietnam war, as it has been touted. Apr 27, 2014 watch platoon leader 1988 full movie ursula strauss on dailymotion. British veterans of the great war part 1 of 2 duration. The anderson platoon is an oscar winning documentary made by film maker and veteran of the french indochina war pierre schoendoerffer who made the earlier french feature film 317th platoon in 1965 and the later epic dien bien phu in 1992. This study of war is an equal of the the deer hunter and very possibly the. Pierre schoendoerffer, the french filmmaker whose work was strongly influenced by his french military service in indochina from 195154, died march 14 in a paris hospital. Metrograph is a new manhattan movie theater devoted to screening archive quality 35mm prints and new films in stateoftheart digital projection. Platoon more than a movie vietnam veterans against the war. The documentary discusses the background and fate of the soldiers and emphasizes how much american culture pervades the soldiers behaviors. Big screen entertainment group presents anderson platoon.
Platoon is an important film bold, uncompromising, with stinging performances. Is platoon an accurate representation of the vietnam war. These guys performed a job that was damn near beyond human endurance. Warning thread attack on a viet cong village 1967 might contain content that is not suitable for all ages. Similarly, once finished, the movie was garlanded with honours, including the best. Oct 18, 2011 the anderson platoon is a documentary feature by pierre schoendoerffer about the vietnam war. If truffaut had lived to see platoon, the best film of 1986, he might have wanted to modify his opinion. Two decades later, a sequel was released as reminiscence. Platoon tells the story of the soldiers who fought the war, not in a glorified way as we might expect from an ordinary war film.
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