"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.
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The American
Thomas Fowler
Inspector Vigot
Phuong
Rendezvous Hostess
Dominguez
Bill Granger
Phuong's Sister
Mr. Heng
Eliot Wilkins
French Colonel
Joe Morton