Quiet American, The - DOC  Document Sample scope of work
template                                         “The Quiet
American,” (2002), a romantic war/political drama, is the second
treatment to be made of the book of the same name, THE QUIET
AMERICAN, by the great British master of the spy story, and
several other genres, Graham Greene. An earlier, American
treatment starring Audie Murphy attempted to leach out its
undoubted anti-Americanism. This treatment, by British director
Philip Noyce, (PATRIOT GAMES), leaves the strong anti-
Americanism in. So much so that, although Miramax had paid $5.5
million for the rights to distribute the movie in North America
and some other territories, they shelved it for more than a year
after the attacks of 9/11/01, and planned to send it straight to
video. But the hugely talented starring actor Michael
Caine,(ALFIE, THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING), who was to be Oscar
nominated for his part here, persuaded Miramax to screen it at
the 2002 Toronto International Film Festival. It then received
many good reviews, so