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Show all (15)From the classic novel by Graham Greene comes a murder mystery centered on a love triangle set against the French Indochina War in Vietnam, circa 1952. It's the story of a veteran English journalist (Michael Caine), a young American (Brendan Fraser), and a beautiful Vietnamese woman caught between them. This is a world where nothing is what it seems -- suffused with opium, intrigue, and betrayal.
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"The Quiet American" begins on a note of lush melancholy: We hear Michael Caine's voice murmuring a heartfelt poem to Saigon over a '50s view of the city. From those first few moments, we can tell the movie is going to be something special. The rich tableau of nighttime Saigon, lights glinting behind inky waters, seethes with romance. So does Caine's voice, instantly setting the movie's mixed tones of love and violence. (Full review)