The Quiet American

1958 • Directed by

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Drama, Romance, War

Violence boiled in the wake of the quiet American!

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.