Crèvecœur(Heartbreak Ridge)
France (1955): Documentary
Garcet, a young French officer just out of military school, joins the French Batallion of the United Nations Forces fighting in Korea. He is disappointed at first that he is assigned as liasion officer behind the lines. Later he is given a combat command. There, he has to win the loyality and friendship of his fellow officers and men. Although all are volunteers, many are puzzled as to just what it is they are fighting for in this remote and desolate corner of the world: The cast of Heartbreak Ridge is composed of officers and enlisted men who fought with the French Batallion under the flag of the United Nations in Korea and was made under the sponsorship of the French Ministry of National Defense with their co-operation. Directed by Jacques Dupont. (Les Adams, IMDb)
1 nomination
· Documentary (Features) 1955: Rene Risacher Prod., Tudor Pictures. Rene Risacher, producer.