The Quiet American (2002) - film review

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The Quiet American is a German-American-British thriller film first released in 2002, directed by Phillip Noyce. The film stars Michael Caine, Brendan Fraser, Do Thi Hai Yen, Rade Serbedzija and Tzi Ma. It has also been released under the title: The Spy. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Director: Phillip Noyce
Script: Graham Greene, Christopher Hampton, Robert Schenkkan
Photo: Christopher Doyle
Music: Craig Armstrong
Cast: Michael Caine (Thomas Fowler), Brendan Fraser (Alden Pyle), Do Thi Hai Yen (Phuong), Rade Serbedzija (Inspector Vigot), Tzi Ma (Hinh), Robert Stanton (Joe Tunney), Holmes Osborne (Bill Granger), Quang Hai (General Thé), Ferdinand Hoang (Mr. Muoi), Pham Thi Mai Hoa (Phuong’s Sister), Mathias Mlekuz (French Captain), Kevin Tran (Watch Tower Soldier), Lap Phan (Watch Tower Soldier), Tim Bennett (American Photographer), Jeff Truman (Dancing American), Hong Nhung (House of 500 Girls’ Singer), Ha Phong Nguyen (Muoi’s Henchman), Navia Nguyen (House of 500 Girls’ Woman), Lucia Noyce (American Woman), Hiliary Douglas (American Woman), Daniel Hung (Assassin), Kim Hoan Nguyen (Assassin), Mai Nguyen Trinh (Assassin), Pham Trong (Assassin), Tran Do Luc (Vietnamese Policeman), Cong Nguyen (Vietnamese Guard), George Mangos (French Soldier), Natasha Hunter (French Singer), Martine Monroe (French Singer), José De la Vega (Hotel Continental Maitre d’), Roland Rohrer (Vieux Moulin Maitre d’), Susan Parry (French Woman), Anh Dung Nguyen (Mechanic in Muoi’s Garage), Peter Holdsworth (Pyle’s Bodyguard), Ngoc Tuan Hoang (L’arc en Ciel Band), Trece Lambatan (L’arc en Ciel Band), Erwin Abarico (L’arc en Ciel Band), Jun Javier (L’arc en Ciel Band), Van Phuoc Nguyen (L’arc en Ciel Band), Mark Szeto (L’arc en Ciel Band), Askar Nurlanov (L’arc en Ciel Band), Douglas Gallagher (L’arc en Ciel Band), Nicholas Parry (L’arc en Ciel Band), Vov Dylan (L’arc en Ciel Band), Khoa Do (Vietnamese Policeman)
Country: Germany / USA / UK / Australia / France
Language: English / French / Vietnamese
Runtime: 101 min
Aka: The Spy; Un américain bien tranquille

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