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.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2002. Based on the novel by Graham Greene. Special features: Anatomy of a scene ; Feature commentary with Director Phillip Noyce, Actors Michael Caine, Brendan Fraser, and Tzi Ma, Executive producer Sydney Pollack, Producers Staffan Ahrenberg and William Horberg, Co-writer Christopher Hampton, and Interpreter and advisor to Phillip Noyce, Tran An Hua ; Original featurette ; DVD-ROM: Enhanced Vietnam study guide ; Original book reviews "The Quiet American".