Prix Interallié (Interallié Prize)
1 appearances
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Edition 36 (1969) Winner
Pierre Schoendoerffer
ピエール・シェンドルフェール
Piēru Shendorufēru
Aliases:
Pierre Schœndœrffer
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1928-05-05 （Chamalières）
- Died
- 2012-03-14 （Clamart） age 83
- Nationality
- France
- Languages
- French
- Religion
- Protestant
- Residence History
- Chamalières, France → Annecy, France → Saigon, French Indochina → Paris, France
Career
- Occupations
- film director, screenwriter, novelist, war reporter, cameraman
- Active Years
- 1952-2012
- Affiliations
- Académie des Beaux-Arts
- Memberships
- Académie des Beaux-Arts
- Influenced By
- Joseph Kessel, Pierre Loti, Joseph Conrad
- Influenced
- Frédéric Schoendoerffer
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature | The Anderson Platoon | — | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | won |
| 1965 | Cannes Film Festival Best Screenplay | The 317th Platoon | — | Cannes Film Festival | won |
| 1976 | Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française | Le Crabe-tambour | — | Académie française | won |
| 1969 | Prix Interallié | L'Adieu au Roi | — | — | won |
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
1968
Work:
The Anderson Platoon
Organization:
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Result:
won
Cannes Film Festival Best Screenplay
1965
Work:
The 317th Platoon
Organization:
Cannes Film Festival
Result:
won
Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française
1976
Work:
Le Crabe-tambour
Organization:
Académie française
Result:
won
Prix Interallié
1969
Work:
L'Adieu au Roi
Result:
won
Awards & Nominations
Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française
1 appearances
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Edition 62 (1976) Winner
Works
Major Works
La 317e Section
1963 war novelStory of a French platoon in the Indochina War.
warfriendshipsacrifice
L'Adieu au Roi
1969 adventure novelAdventure tale set in Borneo.
colonialismkingshipadventure
Adaptations
- [film] Farewell to the King / John Milius (1989)
Le Crabe-tambour
1976 sea novelLife of a naval officer.
seahonorpast
Adaptations
- [film] Le Crabe-tambour / Pierre Schoendoerffer (1977)
Bibliography
- La 317e Section (1963)
- Farewell to the King (1969)
- The Paths of the Sea (1976)
- Là-haut (1981)
- The Butterfly Wing (2003)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- epicrealisticadventurous
- Recurring Motifs
- warseaIndochinahonor
Legacy
Renowned for works based on his experience as a combat cameraman in the Indochina War, focusing on war and adventure. Oscar winner and president of the Académie des Beaux-Arts.
Trivia
- Parachuted into the Battle of Dien Bien Phu as a war cameraman.
- From an Alsatian Protestant family.
- Son Frédéric is also a film director.