Lost Command (1966)

Director
Mark Robson

Main cast
Anthony Quinn; Alain Delon; George Segal; Maurice Ronet; Burt Kwouk

Genres
Action, Drama, History, War

Description
The film begins with the final moments of the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954, when the final assault of Viet Minh is imminent. The weakened French garrison awaits reinforcements that arrive with a single plane under the command of Major De Clairefons. The outpost commander, Basque Lt. Col. Pierre-Noel Raspeguy (Quinn) fights to protect the group, but the paras are slaughtered as they land


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