AUSTRALIA · 2002

The Quiet American

Phillip Noyce
Cold War politics romantic rivalry colonial Vietnam journalistic ethics betrayal
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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.

Year2002
CountryAustralia
DirectorPhillip Noyce
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