Budget: 1 500 000 $
Language
English
NMTW
58%
Mixed
1 nomination total
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Audie MurphyThe American -
Michael RedgraveThomas Fowler
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Claude DauphinInspector Vigot
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Giorgia MollPhuong
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Yoko TaniRendezvous Hostess
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Fred SadoffDominguez
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Bruce CabotBill Granger
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KerimaPhuong's Sister
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Richard LooMr. Heng
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Sonia Moser
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Peter TrentEliot Wilkins
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Georges BrehatFrench Colonel
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Clinton AndersonJoe Morton
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| Budget: | 1 500 000 $ |
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| Length: | 2 h |
Description:
Amidst the chaos of the post-war era, a veteran British journalist named Fowler becomes involved in a complicated relationship with a beautiful Vietnamese woman. Their romance is further complicated by the arrival of an enthusiastic American diplomat who also wants her. Feeling he can't compete, and motivated by his cynical outlook, Fowler makes a fateful decision that triggers a series of significant events. The film explores themes of love, betrayal, and power, set against a backdrop of global upheaval and uncertainty.
| Alternative title: | The Quiet American |
| Release year: | 1958 |
| Language: | English |
| Awards: | 🏆 1 nomination total |
| Type: | Movie |
| Sub-genres: | based on novel or book sabotage |
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