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The Anderson Platoon

Documentary and Nonfiction Film

The Anderson Platoon is a documentary film by Pierre Schoendoerffer following an American army platoon during the Vietnam War, named for its commanding officer, Lieutenant Joseph B. Anderson, with whom Schoendoerffer was embedded. It won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

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Award
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film 1
Award
Prix Italia 1
Release Year
1967 2
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Source The Anderson Platoon (Wikipedia)
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1. The Anderson Platoon (Wikidata)
  • Wikidata P166: Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film.
  • Wikidata P166: Prix Italia
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Prix Italia.
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2. The Anderson Platoon (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox
    3 February 1967 (France)
  • In Medium: Film, Article lead sentence
    The Anderson Platoon (French: La Section Anderson, released in 1966 in Europe, 1967 in the US) is a documentary feature by Pierre Schoendoerffer about the Vietnam War, named after the leader of the platoon - Lieutenant Joseph B.
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