Fort-du-Fou
A Feature film of
Produced by
Production year1962
French release16/01/1963
Runtime1 h 25 min
Synopsis
Set during the war for independence in French Indochina, this turgid drama by director Leo Joannon centers around a group of Catholic Vietnamese who are inside a fortress under siege by the communist factions in the independence movement (this is before the U.S.-Vietnam War.) A French captain is supposed to bring the Catholics to a safe haven, yet it does not seem viable to leave the fort. Loudspeakers blare out propaganda messages to those trapped inside, and while the contingent tries to keep it together, circumstances begin to work in their favor.
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Credits
Director (1)
Actors (11)
Production and distribution (4)
- Executive Producer : CICC Films Borderie
- Foreign production company : Adelphia Cinematografica
- Film exports/foreign sales : Pathé Films
- French distribution : SN Prodis
Full credits (8)
- Executive Producer : Raymond Borderie
- Screenwriter : Georges Kessel
- Director of Photography : Pierre Petit
- Music Composer : André Hossein
- Editor : Christian Gaudin
- Sound Recordist : Pierre-Henri Goumy
- Production Manager : Henri Jaquillard
- Production Designer : Paul-Louis Boutié
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : War
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : Italy, France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (Italy, France)
- Production year : 1962
- French release : 16/01/1963
- Runtime : 1 h 25 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 20821
- Visa issue date : 14/01/1963
- Approval : Unknown
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Black & White
- Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
- Audio format : Mono
