The Quiet American

The Quiet American

120 mins | Drama, Thriller, Romance, War | Feb. 8, 1958

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.

The Quiet American

120 mins | Drama, Thriller, Romance, War | Feb. 8, 1958

The Quiet American
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.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Figaro
Original title The Quiet American
Directors Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Writers Graham Greene, Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Cast

Audie Murphy

as The American

Michael Redgrave

as Thomas Fowler

Claude Dauphin

as Inspector Vigot

Giorgia Moll

as Phuong

Yoko Tani

as Rendezvous Hostess

Fred Sadoff

as Dominguez

Bruce Cabot

as Bill Granger

Kerima

as Phuong's Sister

Richard Loo

as Mr. Heng

Peter Trent

as Eliot Wilkins

Georges Brehat

as French Colonel

Clinton Anderson

as Joe Morton