The Quiet American (1958)
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- TV-PG
- 2h 0min
- Drama, Romance
- 08 Feb 1958 (USA)
- Movie
A young naive American and a cynical older British diplomat disagree over politics in 1952 Vietnam and over a beautiful young native girl.
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- 1 nomination.
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Cast verified as complete
| Audie Murphy | ... |
The American
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| Michael Redgrave | ... |
Thomas Fowler
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| Claude Dauphin | ... |
Inspector Vigot
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| Giorgia Moll | ... |
Phuong
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| Bruce Cabot | ... |
Bill Granger
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| Fred Sadoff | ... |
Dominguez
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| Kerima | ... |
Phuong's Sister
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| Richard Loo | ... |
Mr. Heng
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Peter Trent | ... |
Eliot Wilkins
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Georges Bréhat | ... |
French Colonel
(as Georges Brehat)
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| Clinton Anderson | ... |
Joe Morton
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| Yôko Tani | ... |
Rendezvous Hostess
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Nguyen Long | ... |
Boy with Mask
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C. Long Cuong | ... |
Boy in Watchtower
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Tu An | ... |
Boy in Watchtower
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Vo Doan Chau | ... |
Cao-Dai Commandant (uncredited)
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Le Van Le | ... |
Cao-Dai Pope's Deputy (uncredited)
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Cho Cha Lung | ... |
Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
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Sonia Moser | ... |
Yvette (uncredited)
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Le Quynh | ... |
Masked Man (uncredited)
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Gregorio Wu | ... |
Waiter at the Rendezvous club (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Joseph L. Mankiewicz | ||
Written by
| Graham Greene | ... | (novel) |
| Joseph L. Mankiewicz | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| Joseph L. Mankiewicz | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| Vinh Noan | ... | associate producer |
| Michal Waszynski | ... | associate producer (as Michael Waszynski) |
Music by
| Mario Nascimbene | ||
Cinematography by
| Robert Krasker | ... | (photography by) |
Editing by
| William Hornbeck | ||
Makeup Department
| George Frost | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Forrest E. Johnston | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Bernard Vorhaus | ... | assistant director (as Piero Mussetta) |
Art Department
| Rino Mondellini | ... | settings |
| Dario Simoni | ... | set dresser |
| Italo Tomassi | ... | manager of art department (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Basil Fenton-Smith | ... | sound recordist |
| Fred Hughesdon | ... | sound mixer (uncredited) |
| Alan Thorne | ... | sound camera operator (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Roscoe Cline | ... | special effects (as Rocky Cline) |
Stunts
| Willard W. Willingham | ... | stunt double (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| John Harris | ... | camera operator |
| Ronnie Maasz | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Franco Ferrara | ... | conductor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Elaine Schreyeck | ... | continuity |
Additional Crew
| Rosemary Mathews | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- United Artists (1958) (United States) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1958) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1958) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1958) (Norway) (theatrical)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- TGG Direct (2012) (United States) (DVD) (double-billed with "Foreign Intrigue" for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and Twentieth Century Fox Homev Entertainment)
- Twilight Time (2017) (World-wide) (Blu-ray)
- The Criterion Channel (2022) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
- Explosive-Media (2024) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Explosive-Media (2024) (Germany) (DVD)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In this adaptation of Graham Greene's prophetic novel about U.S. foreign policy failure in pre-war Indochina, Audie Murphy plays an innocent Young American opposite the older, cynical Brit Sir Michael Redgrave. They play out their widely different views on the prospects struggle for the hearts and minds of the Vietnamese people in their competition over a young woman. Murphy wants to reform her and make her a typical middle class American housewife; Redgrave accepts her inability to formulate or retain a political ideal and while promising her no real future, he objects to Murphy's attempts to change her. It's not clear whether Murphy is just what he appears - a bungling Yankee do-gooder, or a deliberate agent of U.S. covert operations.
Written by Rita Richardson |
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| Taglines | This is the Orient Few Eyes Have Seen - This is Suspense Few Motion Pictures Have Captured! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The first Hollywood movie made in Vietnam. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene (2013). See more » |
| Soundtracks | La Cathédrale engloutie See more » |
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