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The Quiet American( 2002)

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In war, the most powerful weapon is seduction.

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Michael Caine

      Thomas Fowler

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      Brendan Fraser

      Alden Pyle

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      Do Thi Hai Yen

      Phuong

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      Tzi Ma

      Hinh

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      Rade Šerbedžija

      Inspector Vigot

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      Robert Stanton

      Joe Tunney

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      Holmes Osborne

      Bill Granger

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      Quang Hai

      General Thé

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      Ferdinand Hoang

      Mr. Muoi

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      Pham Thi Mai Hoa

      Phuong's Sister

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      Mathias Mlekuz

      French Captain

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      Kevin Tran

      Watch Tower Soldier

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      Lap Phan

      Watch Tower Soldier

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      Tim Bennett

      American Photographer

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      Jeff Truman

      Dancing American

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      Hong Nhung

      House of 500 Girls' Singer

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      Lucia Noyce

      American Woman

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      Hiliary Douglas

      American Woman

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      Daniel Hung

      Assassin

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      Nguyen Kim Hoan

      Assassin

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      Trinh Mal Nguyen

      Assassin

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      Trong Pham

      Assassin

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      Tran Do Luc

      Vietnamese Policeman

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      Công Lý

      Vietnamese Guard

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      George Mangos

      French Soldier

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      Natasha Hunter

      French Singer

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      Martine Monroe

      French Singer

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      Jose De la Vega

      Hotel Continental Maitre d'

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      Roland Rohrer

      Vieux Moulin Maitre d'

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      Susan Parry

      French Woman

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      Nguyen Anh Dung

      Mechanic in Muoi's Garage

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      Peter Holdsworth

      Pyle's Bodyguard

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      Ngoc Tuan Hoang

      L'arc en Ciel Band

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      Trece Lambatan

      L'arc en Ciel Band

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      Erwin Abarico

      L'arc en Ciel Band

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      Jun Javier

      L'arc en Ciel Band

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      Van Phuoc Nguyen

      L'arc en Ciel Band

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      Mark Szeto

      L'arc en Ciel Band

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      Askar Nurlanov

      L'arc en Ciel Band

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      Douglas Gallagher

      L'arc en Ciel Band

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      Nicholas Parry

      L'arc en Ciel Band

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      Vov Dylan

      L'arc en Ciel Band

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

    7
    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon May 13 2024
    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 happeni...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    30000000.00

    Revenue

    27674124.00

    Keywords

    • vietnam war
    • journalist
    • based on novel or book
    • love triangle
    • female lover
    • saigon
    • indochina
    • 1950s
    • indochina war
    • ho chi minh