In Foreign Service

  • Synopsis & Trivia
  • Filmmakers
  • Company Credits
  • Releases
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    In fremden DienstenGerman (original)zum Film
    In Foreign ServiceEnglish ()zum Film
    Synopsis
    Along with the Vietminh, French and Africans, over 35,000 German Legionnaires formed the spearhead during the first war in Indochina: Adventurers, criminals, former soldiers in Hitler’s army, SS men, and war orphans. It was a motley collection of failed and homeless existences. The men had been lured into the infamous Foreign Legion at the end of a lost war with the promise of a new home, a new identity, a new fatherland or just a walk on the wild side.
    For strategic reasons the French established a garrison in the valley of Dien Bien Phu in November of 1953. In May 1954 it was given up after heavy losses. This resounding defeat of the French colonial troops marked the end of the French war in Indochina, the retreat of France and the division of Vietnam at the 16th parallel: the cold war took hold of the country.
    The film tells the story of the German Legionnaires, using the world-political events of the time as a backdrop. It is a story, which reflects the many facets of the historical upheavals in the middle of the last century.
    Trivia
    Alternative Title / Working Title: Legio Patria Nostra
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    Runtime (in min.):52
    Color:color
    Format:Digital Betacam
    Year Of Production:2004
    Countries of Production:Germany
    Companies & Organizations
    Production Company:

    Filmtank Hamburg

    Film Subsidy:

    Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein

    Miscellaneous Companies:

    BR

    ARTE

    Filmmakers
    Producers:

    Thomas Tielsch (producer)

    Directing:

    Marc Eberle

    Writing:

    Thomas Tielsch

    Cinematography:

    Richard Ladkani

    Film Editing:

    Michèle Barbin

    Alex Feil

    Music:

    Nils Kacirek

    Releases
    Releases: 
    MediaCountryDateComment
    TV PremiereGermany09.02.2005ARTE
    Keywords
    Foreign Legion; Anonymity; Soldier; Military; Army; Fighting; Battle ; Vietnam; Renegade
    Categories
    History, Colonialism / Imperialism, European History, France, Asian History, Other Asian Countries