Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Michael Caine | ... | Thomas Fowler | |
Brendan Fraser | ... | Alden Pyle | |
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Thi Hai Yen Do | ... | Phuong |
Rade Serbedzija | ... | Inspector Vigot (as Rade Sherbedgia) | |
Tzi Ma | ... | Hinh | |
Robert Stanton | ... | Joe Tunney | |
Holmes Osborne | ... | Bill Granger | |
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Quang Hai | ... | General Thé |
Ferdinand Hoang | ... | Mr. Muoi | |
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Pham Thi Mai Hoa | ... | Phuong's Sister |
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Mathias Mlekuz | ... | French Captain |
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Kevin Tran | ... | Watch Tower Soldier |
Lap Phan | ... | Watch Tower Soldier | |
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Tim Bennett | ... | American Photographer |
Jeff Truman | ... | Dancing American |
British Thomas Fowler enjoys his life in Saigon working as a reporter for the London Times, covering the war in Vietnam between the colonial French powers and the Communists, who seem to be winning the war. In the later stages of his career, he takes his job lightly now, filing stories only on occasion, and no longer doing field work. But most importantly, this posting allows him to escape from what he considers a dreary life in London, including an unsatisfying marriage to a Catholic woman, who will never grant him a divorce, which in turn allows him to have an affair with a young Vietnamese ex-taxi dancer named Phuong, whom he loves and would marry if he were able. Phuong's sister doesn't much like Fowler, if only because he cannot provide a stable future for her. His idyllic life is threatened when the head office suggests he go back to London. In this way, he decides to write a major story to prove to his superiors that he should stay in Saigon. In 1952, Fowler is called into the ... Written by Huggo
Her presence. her impecable performance. like beautiful cinematography. and the performances of Michael Caine and Brendan Fraser. as key of a drama who seduce, imprese, surprise, provoke. not only as inspired adaptation. but as an useful reflection about present. not a critic. not a revelation. only a sort of precise conclusion. about people, choices, trust and the way to define the reality. it is one films about Vietnam who gives to you the feeling to discover the essence of that land in centre of war. you feel the land and the air and the rain and the pain of people. grace of cinematography, off course. but not only. because it is a film who shows new manner to see the life. as reflection of yourself and as the fruit of fundamental options. so, more than a good film. maybe, one of real useful.