The Quiet American
2002 · 101 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 30,299 VOTES · DIR. Phillip Noyce
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,177 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:50 I can't say what made me fall in love with Vietnam...
00:04:05 No... nothing at all.
00:08:09 Pyle was hungry for everything I could tell him...
00:10:28 Where, sir?
00:13:15 Come on, Bill. Walk with me.
00:17:20 Haven't seen you for a long time.
00:19:45 She was a taxi dancer, a hostess...
00:24:09 Pyle?
00:26:28 You don't want to be taken alive.
00:29:33 If you can make the next transport out...
00:32:37 He's a pretty impressive guy, that General Thé.
00:35:11 Yes.
00:38:41 since he'd asked Phuong to marry him...
00:41:40 Regrettably, the general has just recalled...
00:46:04 and listening to Bach's "Well-Tempered Clavier. "
00:50:54 Try to get some rest.
00:54:22 I show it to her...
00:58:26 Alden? He's not in the office this morning.
01:01:54 At least I know you'll treat her right.
01:08:13 Muoi's been very helpful in helping us...
01:10:47 Sooner or later, Mr. Fowler...
01:14:31 The French aren't going to stop the Communists.
01:17:23 All right, then.
01:25:33 Then I don't come back.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,177
Dialogue density11.7 lines / min
First line00:00:50
Final line01:25:33
Production Record
DirectorPhillip Noyce
LanguageEnglish
Budget$30,000,000
Revenue$27,674,124
IMDb votes30,299