The Quiet American (1958)
Genre: Drama / War
Duration: 120 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Stars: Audie Murphy, Michael Redgrave and Claude Dauphin
IMDb score:
6,7 (2.352)
Releasedate: 8 February 1958
The Quiet American plot
"Violence boiled in the wake of the quiet American!"
Vietnam, early 1950s. A young American and an elderly Briton battle their differing visions of the future for the people of Vietnam through a battle for a young woman. The American wants to make her a typical American housewife, while Redgrave accepts her as she is.
Actors and actresses
The American
Thomas Fowler
Inspector Vigot
Phuong
Rendezvous Hostess
Dominguez
Bill Granger
Phuong's Sister
Mr. Heng
Eliot Wilkins
Reviews & comments
Movsin
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Solid film adaptation of Graham Greene's novel, but below the level of the 2002 version.
A platonically proposed (1958!) love triangle with the Franco-Vietnam War in the background.
Certainly solid acting from both lead actors—Michael Redgrave came across somewhat more passionate—in this story where philosophical views and the struggle for a woman make up the bulk. Claude Dauphin provides the French touch.
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blurp194
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The film that all Americans are silent about – out of shame.
Graham Greene's story has been thoroughly altered—no more intrigue, no more anti-Americanism, but merely the exploitation of the oppressed Vietnamese people. Apparently, that was acceptable back then without any problem, and it also casts an unpleasant shadow over the Vietnam War with all the accompanying collateral damage such as the flattening of Cambodia. The hypocrisy is cringe-worthy.
From a historical perspective, it is somewhat interesting—images from French Indochina, police tearing around in Goélettes. But that is pretty much where it ends. The roles, especially those of Audie Murphy, are cringe-worthy—both bad and too fake for words. Claude Dauphin getting himself screwed over to impersonate that inspector from Casablanca with a very fake accent. Michael Redgrave who has no idea what it is about, but not in service of the plot.
The 2002 film adaptation is much better, much more faithful to Greene's book and to reality. This monstrosity is primarily an outgrowth of McCarthyism.
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