France / Mar 04, 1992 / U
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Vietnam, 1954. An American reporter finds himself in the middle of the battle of Điện Biên Phủ, between the French army and the Vietminh.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Thế Anh | Ong Cop, M. Tigre |
| Christopher Buchholz | Captain Morvan |
| Patrick Chauvel | Lieutenant Duroc, DC3 Pilot |
| Eric Do | Lieutenant Ki |
| Igor Hossein | Photograph |
| Sava Lolov | Howard's cyclo |
| Luc Lavandier | Thai Sergeant |
| Joseph Momo | Mamadou Koulibali |
| Maïté Nahyr | Eurasian Opium Den Owner |
| André Peron | Ky's deputy |
| Ludovic Schoendoerffer | Cameraman |
| Charles Fathy | Nam Youn rat |
| Hubert Koundé | |
| Thu Hà | Cuc, Thadé's wife |
| Espérance Pham Thai Lan | Bette, Normandie Bar’s Patron (voice)(uncredited) |
| Đức Hoàn | |
| Lê Thanh Đức |
Genres
DramaWar
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Diên Biên Phu |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français, Tiếng Việt |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Mod films, France 2 Cinéma, Productions Marcel Dassault, Flach Film |
| Release date | 4 marzo 1992 |
| Production | Jacques Kirsner, Jean-François Lepetit, Pierre Schoendoerffer |
| Writer | Pierre Schoendoerffer |
| Editing | Armand Psenny |
| Cinematography | Bernard Lutic, Lý Thái Dũng |
| Assistant directors | Quốc Trọng, Pierre Schoendoerffer |
| Camera operators | Bernard Lutic, Lý Thái Dũng |
| Additional photography | Bernard Lutic, Lý Thái Dũng |
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| Production design | Raoul Albert, Lê Thanh Đức, Phạm Quang Vĩnh, Nguyễn Ngọc Tuân, Bạch Diệp, Frédéric Schoendoerffer |
| Art direction | Raoul Albert, Lê Thanh Đức, Phạm Quang Vĩnh, Nguyễn Ngọc Tuân, Bạch Diệp, Frédéric Schoendoerffer |
| Set decoration | Raoul Albert, Lê Thanh Đức, Phạm Quang Vĩnh, Nguyễn Ngọc Tuân, Bạch Diệp, Frédéric Schoendoerffer |
| Music | Georges Delerue |
| Sound | Georges Delerue |
| Costume design | Olga Pelletier, Christiane Sauvage, Nguyễn Thị Lam |
| Makeup | Christiane Sauvage, Olga Pelletier, Nguyễn Thị Lam |
| Hairstyling | Olga Pelletier, Christiane Sauvage, Nguyễn Thị Lam |
| Budget | 30.000.000 € |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Argentina / Sep 10, 1992
Digital
Netherlands / Mar 12, 2022
Physical media
France / May 30, 2012 / DVD
TV
Sweden / Jan 19, 1999
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