On 2008-01-13 wdanthemanw, Geneva, Switzerland wrote: ****1/2 1958. Co-written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, THE QUIET AMERICAN is an adaptation of Graham Greene´s The Quiet American (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition). Is Audie Murphy a spy or an idealist ? Michael Redgrave doesn´t hesitate much when the American starts to court his Vietnamese mistress. This excellent adaptation will leave you a bitter aftertaste in the mouth thanks to Michael Redgrave´s superior performance as the cur Thomas Fowler. highly recommended.. And summed up by saying JOSEPH L. MANKIEWICZ, OPUS 15. Currently The Quiet American has an overall rating of 8 over 10.
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Robert Krasker claimed A love triangle brews amidst a growing political tempest in this ´brilliantly intellectual´ (Los Angeles Times) film in which nothing is quite as it seems. Adapted from the acclaimed novel by Graham Greene, Academy Award-winning writer-director Joseph L. Mankiewicz´s screenplay ´delivers dialogue that not only sparkles but bites deep with the irony of truth´ (Citizen-News). In 1952, Saigon is caught between the corrupt colonial powers and the Communist uprising. An idealistic young American (Audie Murphy) champions a shadowy Third Force, but cynical British journalist Thomas Fowler (Michael Redgrave) is concerned only with the American´s interest in his mistress. When jealousy forces Fowler to take sides at last, the personal and political consequences are devastating.
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