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The Quiet American (2002)  link to The Quiet American on IMDb

Number: 28

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IMDB Rating: star star star star star star star star star star 7.1/10

Country: Germany, 101 minutes

Spoken Languages: English, French

Genre(s): Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, War

Director: Phillip Noyce

Cast: Michael Caine, Brendan Fraser, Do Thi Hai Yen, Rade Serbedzija, Tzi Ma, Robert Stanton, Holmes Osborne, Ferdinand Hoang, Jeff Truman, Quang Hai, Pham Thi Mai Hoa

Medium: Unknown

Plot Outline: British Thomas Fowler enjoys his life in Saigon working as a reporter for the London Times covering the conflict in Vietnam between the colonial French powers and the communists, who seem to be winning the war. In the later stages of his career, he takes his job lightly now, filing stories only on occasion, and no longer doing field work. But most importantly, this posting allows him to escape from what he considers a dreary life in London - including an unsatisfying marriage to a Catholic woman, who will never grant him a divorce - which in turn allows him to have an affair with a young Vietnamese ex-taxi dancer named Phuong, who he loves and would marry if he was able. Phuong's sister doesn't much like Fowler if only because Fowler cannot provide a stable future for her. His idyllic life is threatened when head office suggests he go back to London. As such, he decides to write a major story to prove to his superiors that he should stay in Saigon. In 1952, Fowler is called into the ...

Location: Center DVD Rack

Loaned: No

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