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The Resource The quiet American, Miramax Films and Intermedia Films present a Mirage Entertainment, Sage Pictures, IMF Production ; producers, William Horberg, Staffan Ahrenberg ; screenplay writers, Christopher Hampton, Robert Schenkkan ; director, Phillip Noyce

The quiet American, Miramax Films and Intermedia Films present a Mirage Entertainment, Sage Pictures, IMF Production ; producers, William Horberg, Staffan Ahrenberg ; screenplay writers, Christopher Hampton, Robert Schenkkan ; director, Phillip Noyce

Label
The quiet American
Title
The quiet American
Statement of responsibility
Miramax Films and Intermedia Films present a Mirage Entertainment, Sage Pictures, IMF Production ; producers, William Horberg, Staffan Ahrenberg ; screenplay writers, Christopher Hampton, Robert Schenkkan ; director, Phillip Noyce
Creator
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
A story that led to the events of the United States military involvement in Vietnam. Here, a love triangle between a British journalist, his mistress, and a mysterious CIA operative evolves into a much greater mystery that eventually leads to murder and deception
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
Quiet American (Motion picture : 2002)
Credits note
Director of photography, Christopher Doyle ; editor, John Scott; original music composer, Craig Armstrong ; costume designer, Norma Moriceau ; production designer, Roger Ford
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R; for images of violence and some language
Language note
Closed-captioned
PerformerNote
Michael Caine, Brendan Fraser, Do Thi Hai Yen, Tzi Ma, Robert Stanton, Holmes Osborne, Pham Thi Mai Hoa, Quang Hai, Rade Sherbedgia
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1946-
  • 1953-
  • 1968-
  • 1963-
  • 1952-
  • 1946-
  • 1952-
  • 1959-
  • 1904-1991
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Horberg, William
  • Ahrenberg, Staffan
  • Hampton, Christopher
  • Schenkkan, Robert
  • Noyce, Phillip
  • Caine, Michael
  • Fraser, Brendan
  • Yen, Do Thi Hai
  • Ma, Tzi
  • Stanton, Robert
  • Osborne, Holmes
  • Hoa, Pham Thi Mai
  • Hai, Quang
  • Šerbedžija, Rade
  • Doyle, Christopher
  • Scott, John
  • Armstrong, Craig
  • Moriceau, Norma
  • Ford, Roger
  • Greene, Graham
  • Miramax Films
  • Intermedia Films
  • Mirage Productions (New York, N.Y.)
  • Saga Pictures (Firm)
  • IMF Productions (Firm)
Runtime
101
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Triangles (Interpersonal relations)
  • Vietnam
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Label
The quiet American, Miramax Films and Intermedia Films present a Mirage Entertainment, Sage Pictures, IMF Production ; producers, William Horberg, Staffan Ahrenberg ; screenplay writers, Christopher Hampton, Robert Schenkkan ; director, Phillip Noyce
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Based on the novel by Graham Greene
  • Special features: anatomy of a scene; director's commentary; behind-the-scenes featurette
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Widescreen edition
Extent
1 videodisc (101 min.)
Isbn
9780788846168
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
786936219760
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
  • 30831
  • 44670
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocm52220490
  • (Sirsi) o52220490
  • (TMQ) o52220490
  • 289576
  • 289576
  • 2878821
System details
  • DVD, Dolby, Region 1 encoding
  • DVD format, Dolby, Region 1 encoding
Video recording format
DVD
Label
The quiet American, Miramax Films and Intermedia Films present a Mirage Entertainment, Sage Pictures, IMF Production ; producers, William Horberg, Staffan Ahrenberg ; screenplay writers, Christopher Hampton, Robert Schenkkan ; director, Phillip Noyce
Publication
Note
  • Based on the novel by Graham Greene
  • Special features: anatomy of a scene; director's commentary; behind-the-scenes featurette
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Widescreen edition
Extent
1 videodisc (101 min.)
Isbn
9780788846168
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
786936219760
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
  • 30831
  • 44670
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocm52220490
  • (Sirsi) o52220490
  • (TMQ) o52220490
  • 289576
  • 289576
  • 2878821
System details
  • DVD, Dolby, Region 1 encoding
  • DVD format, Dolby, Region 1 encoding
Video recording format
DVD

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