Death:Death, Cause unspecified 14 March 2012 (Age 83) chart Placidus Equal_H.
French film director, screenwriter, writer, war reporter, war cameraman, renowned First Indochina War veteran, and cinema academician. He was president of the Académie des Beaux-Arts for 2001 and for 2007. In 1967, he was the winner of the Academy Award for Documentary Feature for The Anderson Platoon. The film followed a platoon of American soldiers for six weeks at the height of fighting in Vietnam during 1966. He died on 14 March 2012. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less
Born: in Chamalieres, France
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After retiring from filmmaking, Schoendoerffer focused on writing and painting.
Pierre Schoendoerffer was a French film director, screenwriter, and producer.
He was known for his war films, which often depicted the experiences of French soldiers during the Indochina War and the Algerian War.
Some of his most notable films include Diên Biên Phu (1955), La 317e Section (1965), and L'Adieu au roi (1975).
Schoendoerffer was a recipient of the prestigious Légion d'honneur.