num_pages: 189
description: Starring Michael Caine and Brendan Fraser, The Quiet American is already gaining incredible buzz -- including a Golden Globe nomination for Caine (Best Actor, Drama). This enchanting film is directed by Phillip Noyce (Rabbit-Proof Fence; The Bone Collector; Clear and Present Dange r) and is adapted from one of Graham Greene’s best-loved novels. Into the intrigue and violence of Indo-China comes Pyle, a young idealistic American sent to promote democracy through a mysterious “Third Force.” As his naïve optimism starts to cause bloodshed, his friend Fowler, a cynical foreign correspondent, finds it hard to stand aside and watch. But even as he intervenes he wonders for the sake of politics, or for love.
language: English
title: Quiet American
titlecomplete: Quiet American
characters: Vigot, Phuong, Alden Pyle, Thomas Fowler
genres: Fiction, War, Asia, British Literature, Literature, Classics, Novels, Historical Fiction, Espionage, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 61167
places: Saigon, Southeast Asia, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
publisher: Vintage Books