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The Quiet American (2002)

The Quiet American (2002)

R 101 minutes EN Romance , Thriller , Drama , War
In war, the most powerful weapon is seduction.
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.
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Michael Caine
Michael Caine
Thomas Fowler
Brendan Fraser
Brendan Fraser
Alden Pyle
Do Thi Hai Yen
Do Thi Hai Yen
Phuong
Tzi Ma
Tzi Ma
Hinh
Rade Šerbedžija
Rade Šerbedžija
Inspector Vigot
Robert Stanton
Robert Stanton
Joe Tunney
Holmes Osborne
Holmes Osborne
Bill Granger
Quang Hai
Quang Hai
General Thé
Ferdinand Hoang
Ferdinand Hoang
Mr. Muoi
Pham Thi Mai Hoa
Pham Thi Mai Hoa
Phuong's Sister
Mathias Mlekuz
Mathias Mlekuz
French Captain
Kevin Tran
Kevin Tran
Watch Tower Soldier
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Production crew

John Scott
Editor
Christopher Doyle
Director of Photography
Roger Ford
Production Design
Jasmine Yuen Carrucan
Second Assistant Camera
Phillip Noyce
Director
Matthias Deyle
Producer
William Horberg
Producer
Christine King
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Production companies: Mirage Enterprises, IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co. 2. Produktions KG, Giai Phong Film Studio, Saga Pictures, Miramax, Intermedia, Senator International, Pacifica Film
Production countries: France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America, Vietnam
Budget: $30,000,000
Revenue: $27,674,124

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R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian 21 or older. The parent/guardian is required to stay with the child under 17 through the entire movie, even if the parent gives the child/teenager permission to see the film alone. These films may contain strong profanity, graphic sexuality, nudity, strong violence, horror, gore, and strong drug use. A movie rated R for profanity often has more severe or frequent language than the PG-13 rating would permit. An R-rated movie may have more blood, gore, drug use, nudity, or graphic sexuality than a PG-13 movie would admit.)

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