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The Quiet American (2002)

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R | 1 hr 58 mins | Drama, Historical, Adaptation, Remake | Released: 11/22/2002 |Box Office Total: $12.9M

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Synopsis:

American aid worker Alden Pyle arrives in Saigon in the fall of 1952, at the height of the Vietnamese fight for independence from French colonial rule. Filled with zeal for his mission to help the people of Vietnam through his economic aid program and eager to learn the lay of the land from a more experienced hand, Pyle befriends London Times correspondent Thomas Fowler. Soon however, he finds himself smitten with Fowler's young Vietnamese mistress, Phuong, who is beautiful, exotic and mysterious as the city of Saigon itself. The three become swept up in a tempetuous love triangle that leads to a series of startling revelations and finally to murder.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
11/22/2002

Studio	Credit
Intermedia Films (Munich)	Studio
Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group	Studio
Director	Credit
Phillip Noyce	Director
Cast	Credit
Michael Caine	Thomas Fowler
Brendan Fraser	CIA Agent Alden Pyle
Do Hai Yen	Hei Phuong
Rade Serbedzija	Inspector Vigot
Tzi Ma	Hinh
Robert Stanton	Joe Tunney
Holmes Osborne	Bill Granger
Quang Hai	General The
Ferdinand Hoang	Mr. Muoi
Pham Thi Mai Hoa	Phuong's Sister
Mathias Mlekuz	French Captain
Kevin Tran	Watch Tower Soldier
Lap Phan	Watch Tower Soldier
Tim Bennett	American Photographer
Jeff Truman	Dancing American
Hong Nhung	House of 500 Girls Singer
Nguyen Ha Phong	Muoi's Henchman
Navia Nguyen	House of 500 Girls Woman
Lucia Noyce	American Woman at Continental Hotel
Hiliary Douglas	American Woman at Continental Hotel
Daniel Hung	Assassin
Nguyen Kim Hoan	Assassin
Nguyen Trinh Mai	Assassin
Pham Trong	Assassin
Tran Do Luc	Vietnamese Policeman
Nguyen Cong Ly	Vietnamese Guard at General The's
George Mangos	French Soldier
Natasha Hunter	French Singer at L'Arc en Ciel
Martine Monroe	French Singer at L'Arc en Ciel
Jose de la Vega	Hotel Continental Maitre D'
Roland Rohrer	Vieux Moulin Maitre D'
Susan Parry	French Woman
Nguyen Anh Dung	Mechanic in Muoi's Garage
Pete Holdsworth	Pyle's Bodyguard
Ngoc Tuan Hoang	L'Arc en Ciel Band
Trece Lambatan	L'Arc en Ciel Band
Erwin Abarico	L'Arc en Ciel Band
Jun Javier	L'Arc en Ciel Band
Nguyen Van Phuoc	L'Arc en Ciel Band
Mark Szeto	L'Arc en Ciel Band
Askar Nurlanov	L'Arc en Ciel Band
Douglas Gallagher	L'Arc en Ciel Band
Nicholas Parry	L'Arc en Ciel Band
Vov Dylan	L'Arc en Ciel Band
Production Credits	Credit
Steve E Andrews	Associate Producer
Bill Horberg	Producer
Kathleen McLaughlin	Co-Producer
Sydney Pollack	Executive Producer
Guy East	Executive Producer
Staffan Ahrenberg	Producer
Eyal Rimon	Co-Producer
Roland Loubet	Co-Producer
Nigel Sinclair	Executive Producer
Matthias Deyle	Producer
Moritz Borman	Executive Producer
Anthony Minghella	Executive Producer
Chris Sievernich	Executive Producer
Volker Schauz	Executive Producer
Dieter Nobbe	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Rumbalara Films	Production Company
Very Quiet Productions	Production Company
Electric Pictures/Contemporary Films Ltd	Production Company
Saga Pictures Corporation	Production Company
Mirage Productions	Production Company
Intermedia Films (Munich)	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Medusa Distribuzione	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Miramax Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Miramax Records	Theatrical Distributor
Miramax Records	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Paradiso Filmed Entertainment	Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Vietnam
Writer	Credit
Christopher Hampton	Screenplay
Graham Greene	Source Material
Robert Schenkkan	Screenplay
Animal Training Handling	Credit
Kirsten Feddersen	Animal Wrangler
Art Department	Credit
David Russell	Storyboard Artist
Billy Malcolm	Scenic Artist
Roger Ford	Production Designer
Ian Gracie	Art Director - Supervising Art Director
Kerrie Brown	Set Decorator
Edward Cotton	Illustrator - Draughtsperson
Kerry Anne Jensen	Illustrator - Draughtsperson
Matt Connors	Scenic Artist
Jeff Thorp	Art Director
Alan Brown	Scenic Artist
Anne Beauchamp	Art Director
Martin Bruveris	Scenic Artist
Pham Quang Vinh	Art Director
Andy Robinson	Scenic Artist
Pham Nguyen Can	Art Director
Casting	Credit
Christine King	Casting
Miura Kite	Casting Assistant - Casting Coordinator
Kate Dowd	Casting
Swan Pham	Casting
Noelle Humbert	Casting
Jodie Eastwood	Casting
B Vu	Casting
Chong Pham	Casting
Film Camera	Credit
Brad Shield	Steadicam Operator
Chris Doyle	Director of Photography
Nguyen Huu Tuan	Camera Operator (2nd Unit)
David Burr	Photography - Additional Photography (2nd Unit)
Brad Shield	Director of Photography (2nd Unit)
Film Sales Financing	Credit
UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A.	Lender
Miramax Records	Worldwide Distribution Sales
Intermedia Films (Munich)	Foreign Distribution Sales
Management	Credit
Tran Khai Hoang	Manager - Planning Manager
Chanh Tran	Manager - Pre-Production Manager
Music	Credit
Matt Dunkley	Original Music
Matt Dunkley	Music Conductor - Orchestra Conductor
David Donaldson	Music Engineer - Music Programming
The Metro Voices	Music Performer - Choir
Craig Armstrong	Orchestrations
Craig Armstrong	Music
Craig Armstrong	Music Producer
Craig Armstrong	Music Arranger
Christine Woodruff	Music Supervisor
Joe E Rand	Music Editor - Supervising Music Editor
Guy LaFarge	Song
Hong Nhung	Vocals
Manh Phat	Song Performer
Co Ly Nuong	Song Performer
Flavien Monod	Song
William Motzing	Music Arranger - Dance Music Arranger
Gavyn Wright	Music Conductor - Orchestra Leader
Julie Pearce	Music Editor - Supervising Music Editor
David Donaldson	Music Performer - Keyboards
Jake Davies	Music Engineer - Music Programming
Matt Dunkley	Orchestrations - Additional Orchestrations
Guy Gross	Music - Additional Music
Simon Leadley	Music Engineer - Dance Music Recorder
Jake Davies	Music Performer - Keyboards
William Motzing	Song
Lo Ng Uyen Thy	Song Performer
Do Thi Le Tuyet	Song Performer
Heather Corbett	Music Performer - Cimbalom
Craig Armstrong	Song
Simon Leadley	Music Engineer - Dance Music Mixer
Le Thai Thanh Mai	Song Performer
Hong Nhung	Song
Eddie McGuire	Music Performer - Flutes
Ngoc Bao	Song Performer
Pete Lockett	Music Performer - Percussion
Natasha Hunter	Song Performer
The Army Music Band	Song Performer
Johnny Hess	Song Performer
Co Nam Can Tho	Song Performer
Christian Dolislager	Song Performer
Moc Lan	Song Performer
Leo Marjane	Song Performer
Hong Nhung	Song Performer
Joe E Rand	Song Performer
Louis Armstrong	Song Performer
Sidney Bechet	Song Performer
Physical Effects	Credit
Douglas McDonald ('Rocky')	Stunt Coordinator
Production Management	Credit
Andy Pappas	Unit Manager
Jane Maguire	Post-Production Supervisor
Anna McDonnell	Post-Production Coordinator
Kristin Witcombe	Script Supervisor
Lucia Noyce	Continuity (2nd Unit)
Nguyen Hoan Minh	Production Coordinator (2nd Unit)
Catherine Bishop	Unit Production Manager
Antonia Barnard	Line Producer
Steve E Andrews	Assistant Director - First Assistant Director
Maude Heath	Location Manager
Jennifer Leacey	Assistant Director
Robyn Bersten	Location Manager
Tic Carroll	Unit Manager
Oliver Hengst	Line Producer
Claire Shevington	Production Coordinator
Josie Mason	Post-Production Coordinator
Paul Ranford	Production Coordinator
Todd Embling	Assistant Director
Tran Thi Bich Ngoc	Assistant Director
Tran Viet Duc	Assistant Director
Du Hai Lam	Assistant Director
Glen Graves	Assistant Director
Wilbur Gonzales	Assistant Director
China de la Vega	Assistant Director
Lucy Cooper	Assistant Director
Do Than Hai	Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Publicity	Credit
Emma Cooper	Publicity
Sound	Credit
Guntis Sics	Sound Recordist
Geoff Foster	Rerecording Mixer
Geoff Foster	Rerecording - Rerecording Engineer
Gerard Long	Foley - Foley Walker
Blair Slater	ADR - ADR Recordist
Steve Burgess	Foley Recordist
Gareth Vanderhope	Sound Design
Gareth Vanderhope	Sound Effects Editor
Anthony Gray	Supervising Sound Editor
Andrew Wright	ADR Editor
Mario Vaccaro	Foley - Foley Walker
Mark Franken	Sound Effects Editor
Michael Thompson	ADR - ADR Recordist
Roger Savage	Rerecording Mixer
David Donaldson	Sound Recordist - Vocals Recorder
Frank Lipson	Sound Effects Editor
Michael Thompson	Rerecording Mixer
Visual Effects	Credit
Arthur Spink Jr	Special Effects Technician
Beth Pickworth	Graphic Designer
Ken Phelan	Titles and Opticals - Opticals
Lisa-Anne Morris	Visual Effects Editor
Steve Courtley	Special Effects Supervisor
Rodney Burke	Special Effects Technician
Peter Stubbs	Special Effects Technician
Ray Fowler	Special Effects Technician
Leo Henry	Special Effects Technician
Robert Porter	Special Effects Technician
Richard Georgeson	Special Effects Technician
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Norma Moriceau	Costume Designer
Elly Kamal	Costume Coordinator
Kerry Thompson	Costume Supervisor
Maree McDonald	Hair Stylist
Ben Nye Jr	Makeup Artist
Margaret Stevenson	Makeup - Supervising Makeup
Margaret Stevenson	Hair - Supervising Hair
Maree McDonald	Makeup
Anita Morgan	Makeup Artist
Anita Morgan	Hair Stylist
Nguyen Thi Ngoe Diep	Costume Supervisor
Nguyen Kieu Thu	Makeup Artist
Cheryl Williams	Hair Stylist
Tran Thi Tuyet	Costume Supervisor
Bui Ba Tuoc	Makeup Artist
Nguyen My Loan	Makeup Artist

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