The Quiet American

The Quiet American, director Philip Noyce's 2001 film (released in 2003) based on Graham Greene's 1955 novel.

French Colonialism/Occupation of the country

Successes of Communist North, and defeat of the French.

Purpose of containing Communism by using Vietnam as the battleground to fight the Cold War on foreign grounds

Goal of imposing American ideology on people of Vietnam.

Mistake of Americans viewing a nationalist moveme

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