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The Quiet American
In war, the most powerful weapon is seduction.
Cynical British journalist Fowler falls in love with a young Vietnamese woman but is dismayed when a naïve U.S. official also begins vying for her attention. In retaliation, Fowler informs the communists that the American is selling arms to their enemy.
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Synopsis
Cynical British journalist Fowler falls in love with a young Vietnamese woman but is dismayed when a naïve U.S. official also begins vying for her attention. In retaliation, Fowler informs the communists that the American is selling arms to their enemy.
More about The Quiet American
Cast
Michael CaineThomas Fowler
Brendan FraserAlden Pyle
Đỗ Thị Hải YếnPhuong
Tzi MaHinh
Rade ŠerbedžijaInspector Vigot
Robert StantonJoe Tunney
Holmes OsborneBill Granger
Ngo Quang HaiGeneral ThếCredits
- Directed by
- Phillip Noyce
- Written by
- Christopher Hampton, Robert Schenkkan, Graham Greene
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $30M
- Box office
- $27.7M
Production
Mirage EnterprisesUnited States- IMF Internationale Medien und Film 2 & ProduktionsGermany
- Giai Phong Film StudioVietnam
- Saga PicturesUnited States
MiramaxUnited States
Intermedia FilmsUnited Kingdom
