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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.
This colonial-era drama subverts the typical war epic by prioritizing the messy intersection of political idealism and romantic jealousy. Instead of focusing on battlefields, the tension builds through quiet conversations and the devastating fallout of a single, misguided intervention.
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Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cast
Audie Murphy, Michael Redgrave, Claude Dauphin, Giorgia Moll, Yoko Tani, Fred Sadoff, Bruce Cabot, Kerima, Richard Loo, Peter Trent
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The Quiet American
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Director
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cast
Audie Murphy, Michael Redgrave, Claude Dauphin, Giorgia Moll, Yoko Tani, Fred Sadoff, Bruce Cabot, Kerima, Richard Loo, Peter Trent
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