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The Quiet American

5.819582h NRMovieDramaRomanceWar

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.

DirectorJoseph L. Mankiewicz
WriterJoseph L. Mankiewicz
ProducersJoseph L. Mankiewicz·Vĩnh Noãn

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Streaming in 3 other countries

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Cast · Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz

AMAudie Murphy
Audie Murphy
The American
MRMichael Redgrave
Michael Redgrave
Thomas Fowler
CDClaude Dauphin
Claude Dauphin
Inspector Vigot
GMGiorgia Moll
Giorgia Moll
Phuong
YTYoko Tani
Yoko Tani
Rendezvous Hostess
FSFred Sadoff
Fred Sadoff
Dominguez
BCBruce Cabot
Bruce Cabot
Bill Granger
KKerima
Kerima
Phuong's Sister
RLRichard Loo
Richard Loo
Mr. Heng
PTPeter Trent
Peter Trent
Eliot Wilkins
GB
Georges Brehat
French Colonel
CA
Clinton Anderson
Joe Morton

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