In war, the most powerful weapon is seduction.
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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- CinemaSerfon TMDB · May 20247/10
Veteran journalist "Fowler" (Sir Michael Caine) is coming to the end of his time in Vietnam. Despite the fact that French colonial influence is waning and the Americans are desperate to stop the Communist insurgents, his employers just don't think he needs to be on-site to file his dwindling number of reports. He has a local interest in "Phuong" (Do The Hai Yen) though, and wants to stay put while he organises a divorce from his British wife. To keep his bosses at bay, he organises a trip up country to interview the powerful "General Thé" (Huang Hai) to get the lowdown on what is really happening in the countryside. Coincidentally, he also happens upon the newly arrived "Pyle" (Brendan Fraser) who has come to doctor the increasing number of wounded as this conflict erupts. It does seem a little odd that this man wants to follow "Fowler" on his perilous mission and soon a twist in the tail emerges that uncovers a complicated operation involving the CIA with nobody quite whom they appear to be. The story is told in continuous flashback, so we do know what happens at the end before we get there - though not the cause. What's interesting is trying to find out just how involved, complic
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Cast
- Michael CaineThomas Fowler
- Brendan FraserAlden Pyle
- Đỗ Thị Hải YếnPhuong
- Tzi MaHinh
- Rade ŠerbedžijaInspector Vigot
- Robert StantonJoe Tunney
- Holmes OsborneBill Granger
- Ngo Quang HaiGeneral Thế
- Ferdinand HoangMr. Muoi
- Pham Thi Mai HoaPhuong's Sister
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- Phillip NoyceDirector
- Christopher HamptonScreenplay
- Robert SchenkkanScreenplay
- Graham GreeneNovel
- Christopher DoyleDirector of Photography
- Craig ArmstrongOriginal Music Composer
- John ScottEditor
- Matthias DeyleProducer
- William HorbergProducer
- Staffan AhrenbergProducer
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