The Quiet American
Fowler, a jaded British correspondent in 1950s Saigon, files his copy, smokes his opium, and keeps a young Vietnamese mistress he has no intention of marrying. A courteous American aid worker arrives with theories about a Third Force and designs on the same woman. Innocence armed with good intentions kills at long range; Vietnam foretold in one triangle.
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- influenced by ↑ Heart of Darkness
- ↓ Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
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