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A young naive American and a cynical older British diplomat disagree over politics in 1952 Vietnam and over a beautiful young native girl.A young naive American and a cynical older British diplomat disagree over politics in 1952 Vietnam and over a beautiful young native girl.A young naive American and a cynical older British diplomat disagree over politics in 1952 Vietnam and over a beautiful young native girl.
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Georges Bréhat
- French Colonel
- (as Georges Brehat)
Vo Doan Chau
- Cao-Dai Commandant
- (uncredited)
Le Van Le
- Cao-Dai Pope's Deputy
- (uncredited)
Cho Cha Lung
- Hotel Waiter
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThe first Hollywood movie made in Vietnam.
- Quotes
Inspector Vigot: You know that it is a mistake to say that communism is appealing to the mentally advanced. I think it is only true when the mentally advanced are also emotionally retarded.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene (2013)
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Michael Redgrave on film, what a treat!
I loved the Graham Greene novel. I admit I picked it up secretly from my father's library when I was 15. It stayed with me. I knew about the existence of this 1958 version written and directed by Joseph L Mankiewicz but I had never seen it until now, thank you TCM. I had seen the 2002 with a terrific Michael Caine but the film - a more faithful version of Greene's novel according to the critics and it may be true but the 2002 version left me pleased but unmoved while the 1958 version is much more unsettling, in spite of some hard to understand choices by the filmmakers. Audie Murphy plays the quiet American, and he is, very quiet. Good looking a real life American war hero but he is not an actor and here he is sharing the frame with Michael Redgrave. Michael Redgrave! The other oddity is the casting of Italian Actress Giorgia Moll as the Vietnamese girl-in-the-middle. She's lovely but I repeat, she's Italian. No, the power force here is Michael Redgrave, A marvelous, fearless performance and that alone makes The Quiet American an absolute must.
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- May 20, 2017
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- Also known as
- Graham Greene's Quiet American
- Filming locations
- Saigon, Vietnam(city exteriors / relgious ceremonies / outdoor market)
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- Runtime2 hours
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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