Edited sentence: By the late 1950s through the 1970s, Saigon lost much of this persona as a result of the oppressive South Vietnemese government, the Communist Civil War, and American occupation.From the 1860s through the 1950s, Saigon developed into a "Paris" of elegance, beauty, and as many adventurers to the region would account, seduction.The novel and movie The Quiet American portrayed the transition the city was going in from innocence to violence, caused by both foreign and domestic influences and greed.Travellers of this period often coined the phrase of "getting lost in Saigon"