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Overall Rank: 11813
Average Rating: 2.5/4
# of Ratings: 9
Theatrical Release Date: 02/08/1958
Language: English
Genre: Drama, Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Actors: Audie Murphy, Michael Redgrave, Claude Dauphin, Giorgia Moll, Bruce Cabot, Fred Sadoff
Plot: This version of Graham Greene's novel of pre-war Vietnam was shot by Joseph Mankiewicz in Vietnam. Two men, a cynical and faithless Brit and an assertive, idealistic American, want the same Vietnamese woman. Around them, various factions jostle and fight over the country. The American, who is found dead at the beginning of the story, may have been involved with one of these factions. -- woody
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2.5/4
woody - wrote on 02/09/2011
This is the first of two film versions of the Graham Greene novel about Vietnam in the days before full-scale war. Michael Redgrave is great as the British reporter, but Audie Murphy is not so great. His voice sounds like Matthew McConaughey; he looks like a televangelist. He seems awkward, whether speechifying or wooing the lovely Phuong. To its credit, the movie was shot in Vietnam, and the city scenes are interesting to look at.
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