The Anderson Platoon
UW Cinematheque 821 University Ave., UW Vilas Hall, Room 4070, Madison, Wisconsin
press release: France | 1967 | 35mm | 65 min.
Director: Pierre Schoendoerffer
French documentary filmmaker Schoendoerffer follows a platoon of American soldiers, led by African-American Lt. Joseph Anderson, as they are ordered to take the crest of a hill about 250 miles north of Saigon. Unsentimental yet completely moving, The Anderson Platoon won the Academy Award for Best Feature Documentary. 35mm print courtesy Library of Congress.
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