The Quiet American (2002 film)

The Quiet American
The Quiet American
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Phillip Noyce
Written by	Christopher Hampton; Robert Schenkkan
Based on	The Quiet American; by Graham Greene
Produced by	Staffan Ahrenberg; William Horberg
Starring	Michael Caine; Brendan Fraser; Do Thi Hai Yen
Cinematography	Christopher Doyle
Edited by	John Scott
Music by	Craig Armstrong
Distributed by	Miramax Films
Release dates	September 9, 2002 (TIFF); November 22, 2002 (United States); May 22, 2003 (Germany);
Running time	101 minutes
Countries	Germany; United States; United Kingdom; France
Language	English
Budget	$30 million
Box office	$27.7 million

The Quiet American is a 2002 political drama film directed by Phillip Noyce, and stars Michael Caine, Brendan Fraser, and Do Thi Hai Yen. The screenplay by Christopher Hampton and Robert Schenkkan is adapted from Graham Greene's bestselling 1955 novel of the same name set in Vietnam.

In contrast to the prior 1958 film version, which abandoned Greene's cautionary tale about foreign intervention in favor of anticommunist advocacy of American power, the 2002 film is faithful to the source novel, illustrating the moral culpability of American agents in arranging terrorist actions aimed at the French colonial government and the Viet Minh. Going beyond Greene's original work, the film utilizes a montage ending with superimposed images of American soldiers from the intervening decades of the Vietnam War.

Miramax paid $5.5 million for distribution rights in North America and some other territories, but the film was shelved after test audiences perceived it as unpatriotic in the wake of the September 11 attacks.^[1] The film finally received an Oscar qualification release in November 2002 and went on to gross US$12.9 million in limited theatrical release in the United States. The film received positive reviews from critics and Caine was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor.

^ Thompson, Anne (17 October 2002). "Films With War Themes Are Victims of Bad Timing". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012.

[thompson-1] Thompson, Anne (17 October 2002). "Films With War Themes Are Victims of Bad Timing". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012.

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