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The Quiet American

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6.5/10 • 305

2002-11-221h 41m

RomanceThrillerDramaWar

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.

Directors
Phillip Noyce
Editors
John Scott

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Michael Caine

    Michael Caine

    Thomas Fowler

  2. Brendan Fraser

    Brendan Fraser

    Alden Pyle

  3. Đỗ Thị Hải Yến

    Đỗ Thị Hải Yến

    Phuong

  4. Tzi Ma

    Tzi Ma

    Hinh

  5. Rade Šerbedžija

    Rade Šerbedžija

    Inspector Vigot

  6. Robert Stanton

    Robert Stanton

    Joe Tunney

  7. Holmes Osborne

    Holmes Osborne

    Bill Granger

  8. Quang Hai

    Quang Hai

    General Thé

  9. Ferdinand Hoang

    Ferdinand Hoang

    Mr. Muoi

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CinemaSerf

May 13, 2024

7/10

Veteran journalist "Fowler" (Sir Michael Caine) is coming to the end of his time in Vietnam. Despite the fact that French colonial influence is waning and the Americans are desperate to stop the Communist insurgents, his employers just don't think he needs to be on-site to file his dwindling number of reports. He has a local interest in "Phuong" (Do The Hai Yen) though, and wants to stay put while he organises a divorce from his British wife. To keep his bosses at bay, he organises a trip up country to interview the powerful "General Thé" (Huang Hai) to get the lowdown on what is really happening in the countryside. Coincidentally, he also happens upon the newly arrived "Pyle" (Brendan Fraser) who has come to doctor the increasing number of wounded as this conflict erupts. It does seem a little odd that this man wants to follow "Fowler" on his perilous mission and soon a twist in the tail emerges that uncovers a complicated operation involving the CIA with nobody quite whom they appear to be. The story is told in continuous flashback, so we do know what happens at the end before we get there - though not the cause. What's interesting is trying to find out just how involved, complicit even, the Briton was in that denouement. Some of it was filmed on location which added to the authentic look of the film and there's quite a decent chemistry between an on-form Sir Michael and the usually pretty wooden Fraser as the two men see their friendship gradually disappear in a well paced rear view mirror of mistrust and duplicity.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$30,000,000.00
Revenue
$27,674,124.00
Keywords
vietnam warjournalistbased on novel or booklove trianglefemale loversaigonindochina1950sindochina warho chi minh