Aged Times reporter Thomas Fowler (an Oscar-nominated Caine) resentful of American colonialism in southeast Asia in the 1950s vies against young Pyle (Fraser) for the affections of a beautiful Vietnamese woman as the Indo-China war reveals rather more about the American's involvement in the conflict...
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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...
Set 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 US's involvement in the war 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
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