The read
Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do.
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
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes50%
Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do.
34 audience votes
Key crew
- Joseph L. MankiewiczDirector
- Joseph L. MankiewiczWriter
- Mario NascimbeneOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Audie MurphyThe American
- Michael RedgraveThomas Fowler
- Claude DauphinInspector Vigot
- Giorgia MollPhuong
- Yoko TaniRendezvous Hostess
- Fred SadoffDominguez
- Bruce CabotBill Granger
- KerimaPhuong's Sister
- Richard LooMr. Heng
- Peter TrentEliot Wilkins
- Georges BrehatFrench Colonel
- Clinton AndersonJoe Morton
Stills
Themes
based on novel or booksabotage