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The Quiet American (DVD, 2003)
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Phillip Noyce's adaptation of the novel by Graham Greene (also adapted in 1958 by Joseph L. Mankiewicz) was initially due for release in 2001 but held back after the events of 9/11, due to its critical view of the US role in Vietnam during the 1950s. British journalist Thomas Fowler (Michael Caine), who is covering the initial events that led to the Indo-China war in 1952, comes under suspicion of murder when the body of a young American, Alden Pyle (Brendan Fraser), is found floating in the river. Their story is told in flashback, as the American arrives in Vietnam, apparently to provide medical aid in the war. However, Pyle is not who he first appears to be.
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Based on the novel by Graham Greene, this story of love and war is set in Saigon, 1952. Thomas Fowler, a journalist for the Times enjoys his life in Vietnam living with a beautiful local woman called Phuong. Fowler's peace is shattered with the arrival of Alden Pyle, a doctor who also falls in love with Phuong...Product Identifiers
ProducerStaffan Ahrenberg, William Horberg
EAN5017188888349
eBay Product ID (ePID)3962158
Product Key Features
ActorMichael Caine, Brendan Fraser, Do Thi Hai Yen, Rade Serbedzija
Film/TV TitleThe Quiet American
DirectorPhillip Noyce
LanguageEnglish
Run Time96 Mins
Release Year2003
FormatDVD
FeaturesAudio Commentary - 1. Phillip Noyce - Director\Featurette - 1. ANATOMY OF A SCENE\2. BEHIND THE SCENES\Vietnam Study Guide\Book Reviews
GenreDrama, Romantic
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Certificate15
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
Additional InformationSet in Saigon, Vietnam, in 1952 during the French Indochina war, THE QUIET AMERICAN is based on the mystery story by Graham Greene, and directed by Phillip Noyce. A middle-aged British reporter for the London Times, Thomas Fowler (Michael Caine), has been working in Vietnam, covering politics and enjoying the local culture. He lives with a beautiful young woman, Phuong (Do Thi Hai Yen), a taxi dancer who he rescued from that undesirable profession. He cannot marry her, because he is already married to a Catholic woman in London who does not believe in divorce. But he truly loves her. When a young American doctor, Alden Pyle (Brendan Fraser), falls in love with Phuong, threatening to take her from Fowler, everything changes. Not only is Fowler's romantic life put in danger, but he begins to uncover disturbing information about the U.S.'s involvement in the war.<BR>An intriguing and atmospheric love story as well as a riveting mystery, THE QUIET AMERICAN features top-notch performances from Caine and Fraser, who maintain an eager intensity throughout the film. Combining the mysterious beauty of Saigon with the strangeness of the war, the film is suspenseful and effective.
ReviewsFilm Comment - ...An elegant film, elegantly shot by Chris Doyle....Noyce restores and sharpens the political outlines of the period..., Entertainment Weekly - ...Superbly controlled, passionate....Caine makes his towering performance look casual..., USA Today - ...This is intelligent grown-up entertainment on both a political and a humanistic level..., New York Times - ...Fowler may be the richest character of Mr. Caine's screen career....This great English actor gives a performance of astonishing understatement whose tone wavers delicately between irony and sadness..., Sight and Sound - ...There are compelling performances....Caine brings a touching sense of vulnerability..., Los Angeles Times - ...Caine gives the kind of seemingly effortless performance it needs an entire career to prepare for....Caine's performance is intricate without seeming to be, a nuanced marvel of the actor's craft..., Rolling Stone - ...THE QUIET AMERICAN is a towering achievement with a soul-baring performance by Michael Caine....Caine has never been better...
ScreenwriterRobert Schenkkan, Christopher Hampton
AuthorGraham Greene
Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1
Movie/TV TitleThe Quiet American
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- 29 Oct, 2020
Solid Grahame Greene adaptation
Inevitably, the film doesn't capture all the subtleties of Grahame Greene's novel, but it evokes the atmosphere of 50's Vietnam with what feels like authenticity. A good understated performance by Michael Caine as the world-weary English journalist. Not a shoot-em-up action movie, but a thought provoking tale.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 11 Apr, 2019
Good story of politics and romance, something for everyone!
Very poignant as we have just been to Saigon.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 14 May, 2020
Great film!
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 19 Aug, 2020
Great movie
Good value DVDVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
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