The Quiet American

Drama, Romance, War

🎬 Critics Choice Nominee

Director Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Status Released

Release Date 1958-02-08

Storyline

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.

"Violence boiled in the wake of the quiet American!"