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The Quiet American

starring: Michael Caine, Brendan Fraser, Rade Serbedzija, Do Hai Yen
directed by: Phillip Noyce

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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0786936219760
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Miramax Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Miramax Home Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Miramax Home Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 29, 2003
Running Time: 101 minutes
Sales Rank: 8401
Studio: Miramax Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 2002



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Description:
The acclaimed performances of two-time Academy Award(R)-winner Michael Caine (Best Supporting Actor, THE CIDER HOUSE RULES, 1999; HANNAH AND HER SISTERS, 1986) and Brendan Fraser (THE MUMMY, GODS AND MONSTERS) power a stylish political thriller where love and war collide in Southeast Asia. Set in early 1950s Vietnam, a young American (Fraser) becomes entangled in a dangerous love triangle when he falls for the beautiful mistress of a British journalist (Caine). As 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 -- you'll find yourself riveted by the fascinating intricacies and ever-developing intrigue of this outstanding motion picture.

Amazon.com:
The Quiet American proves that elegant and intelligent filmmaking can be emotionally powerful. Michael Caine plays Thomas Fowler, a British journalist in 1950s Vietnam with a lovely Vietnamese mistress named Phuong (Do Thi Hai Yen) and a jaded view of the political strife teeming around him. He befriends a seemingly innocuous American named Alden Pyle (Brendan Fraser), who falls in love with Phuong--and slowly, Pyle's real purpose in Vietnam becomes revealed. Fowler finds that, to hold on to the carefully balanced life he's created for himself, he must make choices he's long avoided. Caine and Fraser are both superb and give a human face to complicated politics; as a result, The Quiet American manages to be compelling as both history and a story about very specific people embroiled in a very personal conflict. An impressive film from director Philip Noyce (Rabbit-Proof Fence, Patriot Games). --Bret Fetzer



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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - American Idiot
I understand Graham Greene began work on his well known novel after meeting an American aid worker ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Atmospheric
If you love Graham Greene novels, and what literate person would not, this adaptation is well worth ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - the american was quieter in the book
I guess the film does about as well as you can when trying to put a book on screen. The acting didn't ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Extremely Underrated and a Real Bargain
The Quiet American is a film based on the Graham Greene novel of the same name and his characters here ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - What a pity Greene did not live to see it
Graham Greene is one of the most filmed authors ever. His books and stories have been made into more than ... Read More

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