The Quiet American

"In war, the most powerful weapon is seduction."

Watch Now On

No watch options available

Ratings & Reviews

6.6/10

331 votes

Great

Average

Poor

Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

🏆

Win

📋

Nomination

🏆

Academy Awards

📋 1 nomination

Nominated

Best Actor

🏅

Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$30.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$27.7M

Global Box Office

Loss

$-2,325,876

ROI: -8%

Budget Recovery92% of budget

$0|Budget: $30.0M|Revenue: $27.7M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

21.7K

Daily Avg

362

7-Day Trend

-5%

30 days agoToday

Wikipedia

Based On

The Quiet American

literary work

Story Setting

Set In

Ho Chi Minh City

Themes & Subjects

#warcorrespondent#coldwar#vietnamwar

Characters

Trinh Minh The

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Christopher Doyle

Film Editing

John Scott

Music / Score

Craig Armstrong

Production Companies

Miramax

Distributors

NetflixMiramax

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

2.35:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Quiet American

Available in 42 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	fuboTV	Kanopy, Hoopla	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom15	Amazon Prime Video, Icon Film Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	Rakuten TV, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Plex	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada18A	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	—	Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video	Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
Australia	—	SBS On Demand	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
India	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store

Showing top 5 regions • Search to find more

Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom15

Canada18A

Germany12

FranceU

Switzerland16

CZ12+

HU16

+2 more countries

Production

Director

Phillip Noyce

Writers

Graham Greene, Christopher Hampton, Robert Schenkkan

Production Companies

Mirage EnterprisesIMF Internationale Medien und Film 2 & ProduktionsGiai Phong Film StudioSaga PicturesMiramaxIntermedia Films

Cast

Michael Caine

Thomas Fowler

Brendan Fraser

Alden Pyle

Đỗ Thị Hải Yến

Phuong

Tzi Ma

Hinh

Rade Šerbedžija

Inspector Vigot

Robert Stanton

Joe Tunney

Holmes Osborne

Bill Granger

Ngo Quang Hai

General Thế

Ferdinand Hoang

Mr. Muoi

Pham Thi Mai Hoa

Phuong's Sister

Mathias Mlekuz

French Captain

No Image

Kevin Tran

Watch Tower Soldier

Tags & Keywords

vietnam warjournalistbased on novel or booklove trianglefemale loversaigonindochina1950sindochina warho chi minh

External Links

IMDb Wikidata

Frequently Asked Questions

Similar Movies

⭐ 6.6

Watch Now On

Ratings & Reviews

Awards & Recognition

Academy Awards

Other Awards

Box Office Performance

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

Based On

Story Setting

Themes & Subjects

Characters

Extended Crew & Production

Technical Specifications

Age Ratings by Country

Production

Director

Writers

Production Companies

Cast

Tags & Keywords

External Links

Frequently Asked Questions

Similar Movies

Heaven & Earth

Bat★21

The Killing Fields

Jacknife

Apocalypse Now

The Last of the Mohicans

The Last Full Measure

Under Fire

Full Metal Jacket

Casualties of War