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1. The Lover (1992)
R | 115 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
In 1929 French Indochina, a French teenage girl embarks on a reckless and forbidden romance with a wealthy, older Chinese man, each knowing that knowledge of their affair will bring drastic consequences to each other.
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud | Stars: Jane March, Tony Ka Fai Leung, Jeanne Moreau, Frédérique Meininger
Votes: 23,495 | Gross: $4.90M
2. The Quiet American (2002)
R | 101 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
An old British reporter vies with a young U.S. doctor for the affections of a beautiful Vietnamese woman.
Director: Phillip Noyce | Stars: Michael Caine, Brendan Fraser, Do Thi Hai Yen, Rade Serbedzija
Votes: 29,732 | Gross: $12.99M
3. Indochine (1992)
PG-13 | 160 min | Drama, Romance, War
Eliane adopts Camille, whose Vietnamese parents were friends. In 1930, a French navy officer is interested in Eliane (owns 60km2 plantation) and later in Camille. There's an uprising in Vietnam against French colonial power.
Director: Régis Wargnier | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Vincent Perez, Linh-Dan Pham, Jean Yanne
Votes: 10,944 | Gross: $5.73M
4. Red Dust (1932)
Passed | 83 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The owner of a rubber plantation becomes involved with the new wife of one of his employees.
Director: Victor Fleming | Stars: Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Gene Raymond, Mary Astor
Votes: 4,929 | Gross: $1.70M
5. To the Ends of the World (2018)
Not Rated | 103 min | Drama, War
Indochina War, 1945: French soldier Robert is the only survivor of a massacre in which his brother has died. Blinded by revenge, he rejoins the forces in search of the assassins. But meeting the young Indochinese Maï disrupts his mission.
Director: Guillaume Nicloux | Stars: Gaspard Ulliel, Guillaume Gouix, Lang Khê Tran, Gérard Depardieu
Votes: 1,226
6. The Quiet American (1958)
TV-PG | 120 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
A young naive American and a cynical older British diplomat disagree over politics in 1952 Vietnam and over a beautiful young native girl.
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Stars: Audie Murphy, Michael Redgrave, Claude Dauphin, Giorgia Moll
Votes: 2,101
7. Diên Biên Phú (1992)
140 min | Drama, War
An American reporter finds himself in the middle of the 57-day battle of Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam between the French army and the Vietminh, which finally resulted in the defeat and ... See full summary »
Director: Pierre Schoendoerffer | Stars: Donald Pleasence, Patrick Catalifo, Jean-François Balmer, Ludmila Mikaël
Votes: 1,070
8. The Housemaid (2016)
Not Rated | 105 min | Horror, Romance
When an orphaned Vietnamese girl is hired to be a housemaid at a haunted rubber plantation in 1953 French Indochina, she unexpectedly falls in love with the French landowner and awakens the... See full summary »
Director: Derek Nguyen | Stars: Nhung Kate, Jean-Michel Richaud, Kim Xuan, Svitlana Kovalenko
Votes: 898
9. Lady of the Tropics (1939)
Passed | 92 min | Drama
Playboy Bill Carey woos a half-caste beauty in French Indochina, but her second-class legal status makes a formidable barrier.
Directors: Jack Conway, Leslie Fenton | Stars: Robert Taylor, Hedy Lamarr, Joseph Schildkraut, Gloria Franklin
Votes: 658
10. The 317th Platoon (1965)
100 min | War
In Vietnam, 1954, a French platoon isolated behind enemy lines tries to come back. It is led by the inexperienced, idealistic sous-lieutenant Torrens, and by adjutant Willsdorf, a WWII veteran of the Wehrmacht.
Director: Pierre Schoendoerffer | Stars: Jacques Perrin, Bruno Cremer, Pierre Fabre, Manuel Zarzo
Votes: 1,656
11. This Angry Age (1958)
100 min | Drama
During the 1950s, in French Indochina, the Dufresne family struggles to survive amid harsh economic times and natural disasters.
Director: René Clément | Stars: Silvana Mangano, Anthony Perkins, Richard Conte, Jo Van Fleet
Votes: 246
12. Un barrage contre le Pacifique (2008)
116 min | Drama
A troubled mother's spirit crumbles when her adult children strike out for independence. Feeling abandoned she contemplates taking drastic action.
Director: Rithy Panh | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Gaspard Ulliel, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Randal Douc
Votes: 868
13. Pêcheur d'Islande (1924)
93 min | Drama
Faithfully reproduced observations of Breton fisherfolk in story of the man a local woman really loves who will not at first give himself to her because of his fondness for the sea that takes him away.
Director: Jacques de Baroncelli | Stars: Sandra Milovanoff, Charles Vanel, Thomy Bourdelle, Noémi Seize
Votes: 59
14. Viper in the Fist (2004)
100 min | Drama
Jean Rezeau and his elder brother were living happily in their family estate in Brittany, until the death of their grandmother. The return of their mother, a worthy descendant of fairytales... See full summary »
Director: Philippe de Broca | Stars: Catherine Frot, Jacques Villeret, Jules Sitruk, Cherie Lunghi
Votes: 1,004
15. Jump Into Hell (1955)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, War
Four young French Army officers volunteer to join the Foreign Legion to fight in Dien Bien Phu (Vietnam) in 1954.
Director: David Butler | Stars: Jacques Sernas, Kurt Kasznar, Arnold Moss, Peter van Eyck
Votes: 181
16. Battle for Dien Bien Phu (1979)
Not Rated | 50 min | Documentary, Drama, War
Tells not only of this important conflict that happened between March and May 1954 during the First Indochina War. It also relates the events leading up to that climactic confrontation ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Batty | Stars: Bernard Archard, Christian de Castries, Hubert de Seguins-Pazzis, Malcolm MacDonald
Votes: 20
17. Les lieux de Marguerite Duras (1976 TV Movie)
103 min | Documentary, Biography
French novelist, playwright, essayist, screenwriter, and filmmaker Marguerite Duras evokes the importance of places, houses, and French Indochina in her writing, and particularly in her films.
Director: Michelle Porte | Star: Marguerite Duras
Votes: 16
18. Victory at Dien Bien Phu (1964)
73 min | Documentary, War
This movie has been made for the 10th birthday of the anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu victory and the 20th birthday of the People's Army of Vietnam. This movie is made from movies shoot ... See full summary »
Director: Viet Tran
19. La république est morte à Diên Biên Phu (1974)
148 min | Documentary
This documentary covers, through various interviews, the history of the conflict between the French and the Vietnamese, leading to the battle of Dien Bien Phu in May 1954.
Directors: Philippe Devillers, Jérôme Kanapa, Jean Lacouture | Star: Jean Lacouture
20. From Saigon to Dien Bien Phu (1967)
Drama, War
Director: Ying Chang | Stars: Chi Lin, Thuy Hang Tham, Yang Chen, Chen Chiao
21. Marguerite, telle qu'en elle-même (2003 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, Biography
A portrait of French novelist, playwright, essayist, screenwriter, and filmmaker Marguerite Duras as she was cheerful and serious, authentic and provocative, considerate and categorical, but first and foremost young and free.
Director: Dominique Auvray | Stars: Jeanne Balibar, Marguerite Duras, Jean-Luc Godard
Votes: 36
22. Indochina, Traces of a Mother (2011)
71 min | Documentary, War
Indochina: Through the story of Christophe, a 58 year old Afro-Vietnamese man, the film tells the story of African colonial soldiers fighting for the French in Indochina.
Director: Idrissou Mora Kpai
Votes: 10
23. Vietnam: Diên Biên Phu, trente ans après (1984 TV Short)
8 min | Documentary, Short, History
Covers the 30th Anniversary of the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, a decisive confrontation of the First Indochina War that took place between 13 March and 7 May 1954, when the Viet Minh communist revolutionaries seized victory.
Directors: Thuy-Tiên Hô, Didier Mauro | Star: Nguyen Giap Vo
24. Hanoi (2004 Video)
4 min | Short, Drama
A film made after a text by Marguerite Duras, narrated by Catherine Deneuve.
Director: Lucia Helenka
25. Vietnam - Krieg ohne Fronten (2011)
269 min | Documentary, History, War
It was the time of the Cold War and the bloodiest and most lossy military confrontation within it. Vietnam, a country of almost 30 million inhabitants at the time, became the location of a ... See full summary »
Stars: Herfried Münkler, Marc Frey, Andreas Etges, Rolf Steininger
Votes: 13
26. Scenes Along the Mekong (1910)
Documentary, Short
A beautiful scenic picture showing many views of this interesting river. Here we see the boatmen in their quaint junks, going out to meet the steamers. There is also much beautiful scenery along the banks of this old and famous river.
27.
Passé sous silence (2000– )
Episode:
Diên Biên Phu: Le rapport secret
(2004)
55 min | Documentary
Director: Patrick Jeudy | Star: Peter Hudson
28.
The World at War (1973–1974)
Episode:
Reckoning: 1945... and after
(1974)
TV-PG | 51 min | Documentary, History, War
As wretched survivours suffer deprivations amongst the ruins, half of Germany and eastern Europe trade one socialist tyranny for another as the Soviets take power. Japan is occupied by the U. S., but the colonial empires disintegrate.
Stars: Laurence Olivier, Stephen Ambrose, William Robertson, Kay Summersby
Votes: 334
29.
Battle Plan Under Fire (2004– )
Episode:
Siege
(2004)
Documentary, History, War
We explore siege warfare which is almost as old as history itself and can have several aims.
Director: Gordon Stevens | Stars: Bruce Gudmundsson, Lloyd Clark, Eric Meyers, Christian de Castries
30.
Battlefield: Vietnam (1999– )
Episode:
Dien Bien Phu: The Legacy
(1999)
Documentary, History, War
Director: Dave Flitton
Votes: 12
31.
History Matters (2016– )
Episode:
Why didn't the USA invade North Vietnam? (Short Animated Documentary)
(2023)
4 min | Documentary, Animation, History
The United States fell into a trap when it became involved in the Vietnam war. It couldn't invade the North without risking another Korean War with China and it couldn't defeat the North by fighting in the South.
32.
How to Lose a War (2023)
Episode:
The Men Who Gave the Orders
(2023)
Documentary, History, War
Explore the men in charge whose rampant egos and misguided belief in their own abilities led to their country making fatal mistakes in the war.
Director: Tim Bosanquet | Stars: Tim Benbow, Russell A. Hart, Alexander Henry, Giuseppe Finaldi
33.
How to Lose a War (2023)
Episode:
Conquering Heroes
(2023)
Documentary, History, War
Explore how the Axis Powers' ruthless, brutal occupation and exploitation of other countries contributed to their demise.
Director: Tim Bosanquet | Stars: Alexander Henry, Sandra Wilson, Ken Kotani, Gregg Huff
34.
Military Masterminds (2022)
Episode:
Guerrilla Warfare
(2022)
52 min | Documentary, History, War
Looking at how Mao Zedong, Fidel Castro, Josip Broz Tito and Võ Nguyên Giáp used Guerrilla Warfare to overcome a militarily superior enemy.
Director: Roberto Irwin | Stars: Eric Y. Shibuya, Eric Gomez, James Rogers, William Leogrande
35.
The Vietnam War (2017)
Episode:
Déjà Vu (1858-1961)
(2017)
TV-MA | 81 min | Documentary, History, War
After nearly a century of French colonial rule, Vietnam emerges independent, but divided.
Directors: Ken Burns, Lynn Novick | Stars: Peter Coyote, Karl Marlantes, Max Cleland, Bao Ninh
Votes: 1,093
36.
The Ten Thousand Day War (1980– )
Episode:
Dien Bien Phu
(1980)
26 min | Documentary, History, War
Episode Three, covers the battle of Dien Bien Phu, the final battle in the French Indochina war. Dien Bien Phu is on the northwestern border with Laos, it is just within range of French ... See full summary »
37.
Points de Repères (2016– )
Episode:
Dien Bien Phu, une bataille perdue d'avance
(2019)
26 min | Animation, Family, History
Since the end of the 19th century, Indochina has been a flourishing colony, the gem of the French Empire. However, the Second World War turns everything upside down. At the end of the war, the Viet Minh movement announces its independence.
Director: Pierre Lergenmuller | Stars: Helen Buday, Eddie Crew, Tercelin Kirtley, Karine Pinoteau