The Quiet American

The Quiet American1958

Stars: Audie Murphy, Michael Redgrave, Claude Dauphin, Giorgia Moll
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Rating: TV-PG
Runtime: 120 minutes

The Quiet American is a 1955 novel by English author Graham Greene. Narrated in the first person by journalist Thomas Fowler, the novel depicts the breakdown of French colonialism in Vietnam and early American involvement in the Vietnam War. A subp… more »



Thomas Fowler:
[Sarcastically, surprised to see Vigot sitting inside his apartment] You don't seem to be recovering much damaging evidence.

Inspector Vigot:
[while drinking a coke] There is nothing more dangerous than an American soft drink? Care for one?

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