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The quiet American

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A stylish political thriller where love and war collide. Set in early 1950s Vietnam, a young American becomes entangled in a dangerous love triangle when he falls for the beautiful mistress of a British journalist. As a war is waged around them, these three only sink deeper into a world of drugs, pa...

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Uniform Title:Quiet American (Motion picture : 2002)
Other Authors: Hampton, Christopher, 1946- (Screenwriter), Schenkkan, Robert, 1953- (Screenwriter), Caine, Michael (Actor), Fraser, Brendan, 1968- (Actor), Hải Yến, Đỗ Thị (Actor), Ma, Tzi (Actor), Stanton, Robert, 1963- (Actor), Osborne, Holmes, 1952- (Actor), Hoa, Pham Thi Mai (Actor), Hai, Quang (Actor), Šerbedžija, Rade, 1946- (Actor), Doyle, Christopher, 1952- (Cinematographer), Scott, John (Film editor), Armstrong, Craig, 1959- (composer (expression)), Moriceau, Norma (Costume designer), Greene, Graham, 1904-1991
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: [United States] : Miramax, 2002.
Subjects:
Greene, Graham, > 1904-1991 > Film adaptations.
Greene, Graham, > 1904-1991.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) > Drama.
Vietnam > History > 1945-1975 > Drama.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations)
Vietnam.
1945-1975
Downloadable video.
Drama.
Film adaptations.
History.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)
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Summary:A stylish political thriller where love and war collide. Set in early 1950s Vietnam, a young American becomes entangled in a dangerous love triangle when he falls for the beautiful mistress of a British journalist. As a war is waged around them, these three only sink deeper into a world of drugs, passion and betrayal where nothing is as it seems! Based on the classic novel by Graham Greene.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 101 min.)) : sound, color
Audience:Rated R.
Production Credits:Directed by Phillip Noyce.