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The Quiet American
The Quiet American

The Quiet American

In war, the most powerful weapon is seduction.

Genres

RomanceThrillerDramaWar

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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.

Others

Budget

$30000000

Revenue

$27674124

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

101 mins

Rating

6.533/10

Release Date

22 November 2002

Country

France

Cast

Michael Caine

Michael Caine

Thomas Fowler

Brendan Fraser

Brendan Fraser

Alden Pyle

Do Thi Hai Yen

Do Thi Hai Yen

Phuong

Tzi Ma

Tzi Ma

Hinh

Rade Šerbedžija

Rade Šerbedžija

Inspector Vigot

Robert Stanton

Robert Stanton

Joe Tunney

Holmes Osborne

Holmes Osborne

Bill Granger

Quang Hai

Quang Hai

General Thé

Ferdinand Hoang

Ferdinand Hoang

Mr. Muoi

Pham Thi Mai Hoa

Pham Thi Mai Hoa

Phuong's Sister

Mathias Mlekuz

Mathias Mlekuz

French Captain

Kevin Tran

Kevin Tran

Watch Tower Soldier

Lap Phan

Lap Phan

Watch Tower Soldier

Tim Bennett

Tim Bennett

American Photographer

Jeff Truman

Jeff Truman

Dancing American

Hong Nhung

Hong Nhung

House of 500 Girls' Singer

Lucia Noyce

Lucia Noyce

American Woman

Hiliary Douglas

Hiliary Douglas

American Woman

Daniel Hung

Daniel Hung

Assassin

Nguyen Kim Hoan

Nguyen Kim Hoan

Assassin

Trinh Mal Nguyen

Trinh Mal Nguyen

Assassin

Trong Pham

Trong Pham

Assassin

Tran Do Luc

Tran Do Luc

Vietnamese Policeman

Công Lý

Công Lý

Vietnamese Guard

George Mangos

George Mangos

French Soldier

Natasha Hunter

Natasha Hunter

French Singer

Martine Monroe

Martine Monroe

French Singer

Jose De la Vega

Jose De la Vega

Hotel Continental Maitre d'

Roland Rohrer

Roland Rohrer

Vieux Moulin Maitre d'

Susan Parry

Susan Parry

French Woman

Nguyen Anh Dung

Nguyen Anh Dung

Mechanic in Muoi's Garage

Peter Holdsworth

Peter Holdsworth

Pyle's Bodyguard

Ngoc Tuan Hoang

Ngoc Tuan Hoang

L'arc en Ciel Band

Trece Lambatan

Trece Lambatan

L'arc en Ciel Band

Erwin Abarico

Erwin Abarico

L'arc en Ciel Band

Jun Javier

Jun Javier

L'arc en Ciel Band

Van Phuoc Nguyen

Van Phuoc Nguyen

L'arc en Ciel Band

Mark Szeto

Mark Szeto

L'arc en Ciel Band

Askar Nurlanov

Askar Nurlanov

L'arc en Ciel Band

Douglas Gallagher

Douglas Gallagher

L'arc en Ciel Band

Nicholas Parry

Nicholas Parry

L'arc en Ciel Band

Vov Dylan

Vov Dylan

L'arc en Ciel Band

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