The Quiet American.
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Paramount Pictures, 2002., Kanopy Streaming, 2024.
Status
Available Online
Description
In this adaptation of Graham Greene's prophetic novel set at the beginning of the United States' disastrous entanglement in Southeast Asia, idealism, love and betrayal lead to murder for THE QUIET AMERICAN.American Alden Pyle (Brandon Fraser--Crash) arrives in Saigon in the fall of 1952, the decisive moment in the struggle by the Vietnamese to free themselves from the French yoke. Eager to succeed in his mission to help the Vietnamese people through his mission of economic development and to thoroughly understand the political background, Pyle befriends experienced London Times newspaper correspondent Thomas Fowler (Sir Michael Caine--The Prestige). But Pyle is soon attracted to Fowler's young Vietnamese lover, Phuong (Hai Yen)--a woman as beautiful, exotic and mysterious as the city of Saigon itself. Now, these three become trapped in a triangle that will lead to a series of revelations, betrayals . . . and finally to death.
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Format
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Title from title frames.
General Note
Film
General Note
In Process Record.
Participants/Performers
Brendan Fraser, Do Thi Hai Yen, Michael Caine, Rade Sherbedgia, Tzi Ma
Date/Time and Place of Event
Originally produced by Paramount Pictures in 2002.
Description
In this adaptation of Graham Greene's prophetic novel set at the beginning of the United States' disastrous entanglement in Southeast Asia, idealism, love and betrayal lead to murder for THE QUIET AMERICAN.American Alden Pyle (Brandon Fraser--Crash) arrives in Saigon in the fall of 1952, the decisive moment in the struggle by the Vietnamese to free themselves from the French yoke. Eager to succeed in his mission to help the Vietnamese people through his mission of economic development and to thoroughly understand the political background, Pyle befriends experienced London Times newspaper correspondent Thomas Fowler (Sir Michael Caine--The Prestige). But Pyle is soon attracted to Fowler's young Vietnamese lover, Phuong (Hai Yen)--a woman as beautiful, exotic and mysterious as the city of Saigon itself. Now, these three become trapped in a triangle that will lead to a series of revelations, betrayals . . . and finally to death.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Noyce, P., Fraser, B., Thi Hai Yen, D., Caine, M., Sherbedgia, R., & Ma, T. (2002). The Quiet American . Paramount Pictures.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Phillip, Noyce et al.. 2002. The Quiet American. [San Francisco, California, USA]: Paramount Pictures.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Phillip, Noyce et al.. The Quiet American [San Francisco, California, USA]: Paramount Pictures, 2002.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Noyce, P., Fraser, B., Thi Hai Yen, D., Caine, M., Sherbedgia, R. and Ma, T. (2002). The quiet american. [San Francisco, California, USA]: Paramount Pictures.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Noyce, Phillip,, et al. The Quiet American Paramount Pictures, 2002.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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| Last Update | 2025-05-15 06:09:51AM |
| Last Indexed | 2025-05-22 03:47:19AM |
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