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A Balasaur Score of 76 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 87%, Metacritic 84/100. Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 93% of the 1,249 2000s romance movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes87%
Metacritic84/100
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
343 audience votes
Key crew
- Phillip NoyceDirector
- Christopher HamptonScreenplay
- Robert SchenkkanScreenplay
- Craig ArmstrongOriginal Music Composer
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
- Mathias MlekuzFrench Captain
- Kevin TranWatch Tower Soldier
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Themes
vietnam warjournalistbased on novel or booklove trianglefemale loversaigonindochina1950sindochina warho chi minh
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