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The Quiet American

“In war, the most powerful weapon is seduction.”

Director
Phillip Noyce
Year
2002
Runtime
1h 41m
Rated
R
Release
2002
Language
en
Country
AU · GB · US

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01 · Overview

What it’s about

The story

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.

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

  • Directed by

    Phillip Noyce

  • Written by

    Robert Schenkkan & Christopher Hampton

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