At a Glance

Based on the novel by Graham Greene, this story of love and war is set in Saigon, 1952. Thomas Fowler, a journalist for the Times enjoys his life in Vietnam living with a beautiful local woman called Phuong. Fowler's peace is shattered with the arrival of Alden Pyle, a doctor who also falls in love with Phuong...

Detailed Information

Set in Saigon, Vietnam, in 1952 during the French Indochina war, The Quiet American is based on the popular novel by Graham Greene.

A middle-aged British reporter for The Times, Thomas Fowler (Michael Caine), has been working in Vietnam, covering politics and enjoying the local culture. His private life is equally as colourful, living with a beautiful young woman, Phuong (Do Thi Hai Yen). Very much in love, but unable to marry her until his devout Catholic wife, based in London, agrees to a divorce.

When a young American doctor, Alden Pyle (Brendan Fraser), falls in love with Phuong, threatening to take her from Fowler, everything changes. Not only is Fowler's romantic life put in danger, but he begins to uncover disturbing information about Pyle's involvement in the war.