The Quiet American

Target entity: The Quiet American
Context triple: [Phillip Noyce, directed, The Quiet American]

• A. The Quiet American
  The Quiet American is a 1955 political novel by Graham Greene that explores moral ambiguity, love, and early U.S. involvement in Vietnam through the intertwined lives of a British journalist and an idealistic American.
• B. The Sand Pebbles
  The Sand Pebbles is a 1966 American war drama film set in 1920s China, starring Steve McQueen as a U.S. Navy machinist’s mate aboard a gunboat on the Yangtze River.
• C. The Painted Veil
  The Painted Veil is a 2006 romantic drama film directed by John Curran, adapted from W. Somerset Maugham’s novel about a troubled marriage tested during a cholera epidemic in 1920s China.
• D. An American in Washington
  "An American in Washington" is a book by Pulitzer Prize–winning columnist and humorist Russell Baker, offering his characteristically witty observations on American politics and life in the nation’s capital.
• E. The Lieutenant
  The Lieutenant is a 1960s American television drama series created by Gene Roddenberry that follows the professional and personal challenges of a young U.S. Marine Corps officer.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: The Quiet American
Target entity description: The Quiet American is a 2002 film adaptation of Graham Greene’s novel, set in 1950s Vietnam and exploring political intrigue, moral ambiguity, and the early stages of U.S. involvement in the region.

• A. The Quiet American
  The Quiet American is a 1955 political novel by Graham Greene that explores moral ambiguity, love, and early U.S. involvement in Vietnam through the intertwined lives of a British journalist and an idealistic American.
• B. The Sand Pebbles
  The Sand Pebbles is a 1966 American war drama film set in 1920s China, starring Steve McQueen as a U.S. Navy machinist’s mate aboard a gunboat on the Yangtze River.
• C. The Painted Veil
  The Painted Veil is a 2006 romantic drama film directed by John Curran, adapted from W. Somerset Maugham’s novel about a troubled marriage tested during a cholera epidemic in 1920s China.
• D. An American in Washington
  "An American in Washington" is a book by Pulitzer Prize–winning columnist and humorist Russell Baker, offering his characteristically witty observations on American politics and life in the nation’s capital.
• E. The Lieutenant
  The Lieutenant is a 1960s American television drama series created by Gene Roddenberry that follows the professional and personal challenges of a young U.S. Marine Corps officer.
• F. None of above. chosen