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The Quiet American is a 1958 American drama romance thriller war film. It was the first film adaptation of Graham Greene's bestselling 1955 novel of the same name, and one of the first films to deal with the geo-politics of Indochina. It was written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and stars Audie Murphy, Michael Redgrave, and Giorgia Moll ...
The Quiet American: Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. With Audie Murphy, Michael Redgrave, Claude Dauphin, Giorgia Moll. A young naive American and a cynical older British diplomat disagree over politics in 1952 Vietnam and over a beautiful young native girl.
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- Drama, Romance, Thriller
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- 1958-02-08
The Quiet American is a 1955 novel by English author Graham Greene. Narrated in the first person by journalist Thomas Fowler, the novel depicts the breakdown of French colonialism in Vietnam and early American involvement in the Vietnam War.
Nov 22, 2002 · Barbara Ellen Times (UK) The Quiet American is a lovely little mover, barely breaking into a sweat as it dances its dreadful dance of love and need to the backing tune of political unrest,...
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- Phillip Noyce
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- Michael Caine
During the 1950s, Thomas Fowler (Michael Redgrave) is a British journalist stationed in Vietnam to cover the growing unrest. While in the country, he begins an extramarital affair with a beautiful...
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- Audie Murphy
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Figaro Films
Oct 6, 2006 · An American economist gets caught between Communists and colonialists in Indochina.
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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.
