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The Quiet American
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The Quiet American 1958 Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Violence boiled in the wake of 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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , French , Vietnamese
Gneres Drama , Romance , War
Production Company Figaro Incorporated Production
Budget $1,500,000
Release Date 8 February 1958
120 mins
Cast
Audie Murphy
Audie Murphy The American
Michael Redgrave
Michael Redgrave Thomas Fowler
Claude Dauphin
Claude Dauphin Inspector Vigot
Giorgia Moll
Giorgia Moll Phuong
Yoko Tani
Yoko Tani Rendezvous Hostess
Fred Sadoff
Fred Sadoff Dominguez
Bruce Cabot
Bruce Cabot Bill Granger
Kerima
Kerima Phuong's Sister
Richard Loo
Richard Loo Mr. Heng
Peter Trent
Peter Trent Eliot Wilkins
Georges Brehat
Georges Brehat French Colonel
Clinton Anderson
Clinton Anderson Joe Morton
Sonia Moser
Sonia Moser
Crew
Director
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Writer
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Producers
Vĩnh Noãn
Vĩnh Noãn
Michał Waszyński
Michał Waszyński
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cinematography
Robert Krasker
Robert Krasker
Composer
Mario Nascimbene
Mario Nascimbene
Editor
William Hornbeck
William Hornbeck
Original Writer
Graham Greene
Graham Greene