The Quiet American

UK (2002): Drama

In 1950s Saigon, Thomas Fowler (Michael Caine), a correspondent for the London Times, befriends Alden Pyle (Brendan Fraser), a young American aid worker who soon falls in love with Fowler's Vietnamese girlfriend (Hai Yen). Amid the chaos of the country's rebellion against French colonialism, Fowler begins to suspect that Pyle may be involved in covert CIA operations.


· Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role 2002: Michael Caine

1 nomination