The Quiet American (1958)

In 1950s Saigon, undercover American agent Audie Murphy and British journalist Michael Redgrave form a romantic triangle with a young Vietnamese woman, played by Giorgia Moll. The idealistic American’s view that he can somehow find a third option in the battle between Communism and colonialism also rankles the Brit’s cynicism. I’d been wanting to watch more Audie Murphy films after Kansas Raiders and was excited to find one that wasn’t a Western. He’s again appealing in this role, though I found the story a bit unfocused and it made me want to rewatch the 2002 version of the story.