Film

The Quiet American

2002 · 1h 41m · Romance · Thriller · Drama

In war, the most powerful weapon is seduction.

IMDb

7.0

Rotten Tomatoes

87%

Metacritic

84

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.

Michael Caine

Thomas Fowler

Brendan Fraser

Alden Pyle

Đỗ Thị Hải Yến

Phuong

Tzi Ma

Hinh

Rade Šerbedžija

Inspector Vigot

Robert Stanton

Joe Tunney

Holmes Osborne

Bill Granger

Ngo Quang Hai

General Thế

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

Hong Nhung

House of 500 Girls' Singer

• Phillip NoyceDirector
• Christopher HamptonScreenplay
• Robert SchenkkanScreenplay
• Graham GreeneNovel
• Matthias DeyleProducer
• William HorbergProducer
• Staffan AhrenbergProducer
• Guy EastExecutive Producer
• Sydney PollackExecutive Producer
• Moritz BormanExecutive Producer

Official UK Re-Release TrailerOfficial TrailerThe Quiet American 2002 Trailer

Release date

November 22, 2002

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

R

Budget

$30,000,000

Revenue

$27,674,124

Genres

Romance, Thriller, Drama, War

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