The Quiet American (2002)

★ 6.5 1h 41m 325 votes IMDb

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.

The Quiet American

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Michael Caine
Michael Caine as Thomas Fowler Age 93 · Rotherhithe, London, England, UK Sir Michael Caine CBE (born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr.; 14 March 1933) is a retired English actor. Known for his distinctive South London accent, he has appeared in more than 160 films in a career...
Brendan Fraser
Brendan Fraser as Alden Pyle Age 57 · Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Brendan James Fraser (born December 3, 1968) is an American-Canadian actor. Fraser had his breakthrough in 1992 with the comedy Encino Man and the drama School Ties. He gained further prominence for h...
Đỗ Thị Hải Yến
Đỗ Thị Hải Yến as Phuong Age 43 · Bắc Ninh, Vietnam From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Đỗ Thị Hải Yến (born October 1, 1982) is a Vietnamese actress. She grew up in Hanoi and graduated from the Vietnamese Ballet School after seven years of study....
Tzi Ma
Tzi Ma as Hinh Age 63 · Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China] Tzi Ma (Chinese: 馬泰;) is a Hong Kong-American actor. He is well known for his roles in television shows, such as The Man in the High Castle and 24, and films, such as Dante's Peak, Rush Hour, Rush Hou...
Rade Šerbedžija
Rade Šerbedžija as Inspector Vigot Age 79 · Bunić, Croatia, Yugoslavia [now Croatia] Rade Šerbedžija (Serbian Cyrillic: Раде Шербеџија; born July 27, 1946) is a Croatian actor, director and musician of Serb ethnicity He was one of the most popular Yugoslav actors in the 1970s and 198...
Robert Stanton
Robert Stanton as Joe Tunney Age 63 · San Antonio, Texas, USA Robert Stanton was born on March 8, 1963. He is an actor..

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CinemaSerf 7/10 May 13, 2024
Veteran journalist "Fowler" (Sir Michael Caine) is coming to the end of his time in Vietnam. Despite the fact that French colonial influence is waning and the Americans are desperate to stop the Communist insurgents, his employers just don't think he needs to be on-site to file his dwindling number of reports. He has a local interest in "Phuong" (Do The Hai Yen) though, and wants to stay put while he organises a divorce from his British wife. To keep his bosses at bay, he organises a trip up country to interview the powerful "General Thé" (Huang Hai) to get the lowdown on what is really happening in the countryside. Coincidentally, he also happens upon the newly arrived "Pyle" (Brendan Fraser) who has come to doctor the increasing number of wounded as this conflict erupts. It does seem a little odd that this man wants to follow "Fowler" on his perilous mission and soon a twist in the tail emerges that uncovers a complicated operation involving the CIA with nobody quite whom they appear to be. The story is told in continuous flashback, so we do know what happens at the end before we get there - though not the cause. What's interesting is trying to find out just how involved, complicit even, the Briton was in that denouement. Some of it was filmed on location which added to the authentic look of the film and there's quite a decent chemistry between an on-form Sir Michael and the usually pretty wooden Fraser as the two men see their friendship gradually disappear in a well paced rear view mirror of mistrust and duplicity.

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