Movie Details
Theatrical Release:February 8th, 1958
On DVD & Blu-ray:April 19th, 2005
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Movie Budget:$1,500,000
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Figaro Incorporated Production
The Quiet American (1958)
"Violence boiled in the wake of the quiet American!"Movie
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DirectorJoseph L. Mankiewicz
WriterJoseph L. Mankiewicz
Plot
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.
