An austere yet magnificent documentary in which a French film crew follows a platoon led by African-American Lieutenant Joseph Anderson for six weeks through the Vietnam War in 1966. While the film suffered from a lack of focus, the refusal to take an editorial stand or make any judgements, combined with some breathtaking images make it easy to see how this won an Emmy for Best Documentary in 1968 and an Academy Award for Best Documentary in 1967. I have a question for you cinephiles out there. Who is responsible for the cinematography in a documentary filmed on the go, like war documentaires? The director who is running next to the cameraman or the camera operators themselves? Genuinely curious, here...

A historically significant film that personalizes the Vietnam War, showing the raw horror etched on the faces of those on the front lines. A haunting and unsettling record of the madness of war.

The original title of the film is La section Anderson.