The Quiet American (2002) USA
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Director:Phillip Noyce
Studio:Miramax Home Entertainment
Writer:Graham Greene, Christopher Hampton
Rating:4.5 (123 votes)
Rated:R
ASIN:B00005JLXB
UPC:0786936219760
Price:$14.99
Awards:Nominated for Oscar. Another 10 wins & 7 nominations
Genre:Drama
Release:2003-07-29
IMDb:0258068
Duration:101
Picture Format:Widescreen
Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
Sound:Dolby Digital 5.1
Languages:English
Subtitles:English
Features:"Anatomy of a Scene" Sundance Channel show
Vietnam timeline
Original book reviews
Phillip Noyce  ...  (Director)
Graham Greene, Christopher Hampton  ...  (Writer)
 
Michael Caine  ...  Thomas Fowler
Brendan Fraser  ...  Alden Pyle
Do Thi Hai Yen  ...  Phuong
Rade Serbedzija  ...  Inspector Vigot (as Rade Sherbedgia)
Tzi Ma  ...  Hinh
Robert Stanton  ...  Joe Tunney
Holmes Osborne  ...  Bill Granger
Quang Hai  ...  General Thé
Ferdinand Hoang  ...  Mr. Muoi
Pham Thi Mai Hoa  ...  Phuong's Sister
Mathias Mlekuz  ...  French Captain
Kevin Tran  ...  Watch Tower Soldier
Lap Phan  ...  Watch Tower Soldier
Tim Bennett  ...  American Photographer
Jeff Truman  ...  Dancing American
Comments: In war, the most powerful weapon is seduction.

Summary: "The Quiet American" proves that elegant and intelligent filmmaking can be emotionally powerful. Michael Caine plays Thomas Fowler, a British journalist in 1950s Vietnam with a lovely Vietnamese mistress named Phuong (Do Thi Hai Yen) and a jaded view of the political strife teeming around him. He befriends a seemingly innocuous American named Alden Pyle (Brendan Fraser), who falls in love with Phuong--and slowly, Pyle's real purpose in Vietnam becomes revealed. Fowler finds that, to hold on to the carefully balanced life he's created for himself, he must make choices he's long avoided. Caine and Fraser are both superb and give a human face to complicated politics; as a result, "The Quiet American" manages to be compelling as both history and a story about very specific people embroiled in a very personal conflict. An impressive film from director Philip Noyce ("Rabbit-Proof Fence", "Patriot Games"). "--Bret Fetzer"