The quiet American

DVD 2003

A story that led to the events of the United States military involvement in Vietnam. Here, a love triangle between a British journalist, his mistress, and a mysterious CIA operative evolves into a much greater mystery that eventually leads to murder and deception.

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Greene, Graham, 1904-1991. Quiet American Filmadaptations

Thrillers (Motion pictures)

Triangles (Interpersonal relations) Drama

Vietnam History 1945-1975 Drama

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Description:

1 videodisc (ca. 101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in

Target Audience Note:

CHVR: 14A

Notes:

Title from container
Originally released as a motion picture in 2001
Based on the novel by Graham Greene
Special features: anatomy of a scene; director's commentary; behind-the-scenes featurette
Director of photography, Christopher Doyle ; editor, John Scott; original music composer, Craig Armstrong ; costume designer, Norma Moriceau ; production designer, Roger Ford
Michael Caine, Brendan Fraser, Do Thi Hai Yen, Tzi Ma, Robert Stanton, Holmes Osborne, Pham Thi Mai Hoa, Quang Hai, Rade Sherbedgia
DVD ; widescreen presentation
For private home use only
Includes audio tracks in English and French
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired

Control Number:

1906113

UPC:

065935148203
786936219760

Other Authors:

Ahrenberg, Staffan
Alliance Atlantis (Firm)
Armstrong, Craig
Caine, Michael
Doyle, Christopher, 1952-
Ford, Roger
Fraser, Brendan, 1968-
Greene, Graham, 1904-1991. Quiet American. [DVD]
Hai, Quang
Hampton, Christopher, 1946-
Hoa, Pham Thi Mai
Horberg, William
IMF Productions (Firm)
Intermedia Films
Ma, Tzi
Mirage Entertainment (Firm)
Miramax Films
Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm)
Moriceau, Norma
Noyce, Phillip
Osborne, Holmes, 1952-
Saga Pictures (Firm)
Schenkkan, Robert, 1953-
Scott, John
Stanton, Robert
Šerbedžija, Rade, 1946-
Đỗ, Thị Hải Yến, 1982-

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