A love triangle played out in early 50s Saigon (prior to independence). A British reporter gets to know a younger American of seemingly innocent intent--the American wants the British reporter's mistress for a wife.
There were at least 2 versions of this book made into films this one (1958) and a later one with Michaeal Caine.
This movie has a plot twist not in the book that makes it in a way a bit more interesting but not nearly as realistic. Most viewers would probably disagree. I thought at first I had forgotten the story from the book.
Greene's best novels are about as good as they get....a lot of the lines in the movie are lifted from the book--which makes for a very good quality script.
Recommend...need to see the Caine version....to compare. Have my doubts about it being better as it was made in the modern PC era.
There were at least 2 versions of this book made into films this one (1958) and a later one with Michaeal Caine.
This movie has a plot twist not in the book that makes it in a way a bit more interesting but not nearly as realistic. Most viewers would probably disagree. I thought at first I had forgotten the story from the book.
Greene's best novels are about as good as they get....a lot of the lines in the movie are lifted from the book--which makes for a very good quality script.
Recommend...need to see the Caine version....to compare. Have my doubts about it being better as it was made in the modern PC era.