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The Quiet American
MEANRANK
72/100
Every rating
Mostly agreed
Lowest is AlloCiné on 64, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 87. Critics average 86, everyone else 68.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Cynical British journalist Fowler falls in love with a young Vietnamese woman but is dismayed when a naïve U.S. official also begins vying for her attention. In retaliation, Fowler informs the communists that the American is selling arms to their enemy.
Details
- Director
- Phillip Noyce
- Writers
- Christopher Hampton, Robert Schenkkan
- Based on
- a work by Graham Greene
- Studio
- Mirage Enterprises, IMF Internationale Medien und Film 2 & Produktions, Giai Phong Film Studio, Saga Pictures
- Released
- 22 November 2002
- Country
- France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $30.0M
- Box office
- $27.7M
- Awards
- 1 win, 1 nomination
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 2 →1 win from 2 nominations across 2 ceremonies
| 75th Academy Awards 2003 | Best Actor | Michael Caine | Nominee |
| National Board of Review: Top Ten Films 2002 | National Board of Review: Top Ten Films | Winner |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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×| Best Actor | Michael Caine | Nominee |
| National Board of Review: Top Ten Films | Winner |