2002·Romance·1h 41m
7.1
★
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.
Directed by Phillip Noyce
vietnam war
journalist
based on novel or book
love triangle
female lover
saigon
indochina
1950s
indochina war
ho chi minh
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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
Lap Phan
Watch Tower Soldier
Crew
Phillip Noyce
Director
Christopher Hampton
Screenplay
Robert Schenkkan
Screenplay
Craig Armstrong
Original Music Composer
Christopher Doyle
Director of Photography
Sydney Pollack
Executive Producer
William Horberg
Producer
Staffan Ahrenberg
Producer
Anthony Minghella
Executive Producer
Graham Greene
Novel
Jasmine Yuen Carrucan
Second Assistant Camera
Nguyễn Hữu Tuấn
Camera Operator
Popular Reviews
21 reviews
Jack Talbot
8.0★ · 12/31/25
Glad mr Caine got some action in this
Glad mr Caine got some action in this
CharlieM
7.0★ · 10/08/25
A relatively basic but very solid take on the early stages of the Vietnam war that is led by a superb performance from Michael Caine. It’s really interesting to frame a love triangle during this time and it works surprisingly well. The movies not really about that in the grand scheme of things but as a framework for the story it’s very interesting to see. I think the plot unravels in quite a cliche way and isn’t very special at all but it’s far from bad. It’s good if anything but I just wish it did a bit more for me if I’m honest. I want to like it more but it doesn’t do enough to make me love it!!!
A relatively basic but very solid take on the early stages of the Vietnam war that is led by a superb performance from Michael Caine. It’s really interesting to frame a love triangle during this time and it works surprisingly well. The movies not really about that in the grand scheme of things but as a framework for the story it’s very interesting to see. I think the plot unravels in quite a cliche way and isn’t very special at all but it’s far from bad. It’s good if anything but I just wish it did a bit more for me if I’m honest. I want to like it more but it doesn’t do enough to make me love it!!!
Pickles
6.0★ · 12/01/20
Why is the hottest woman in Saigon in a love triangle between a dweeb and an octogenarian???
Why is the hottest woman in Saigon in a love triangle between a dweeb and an octogenarian???
Lilly
9.0★ · 05/27/26
Lilly
9.0★ · 05/24/26