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1. The Quiet American (2002)
R | 101 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
An old British reporter vies with a young U.S. doctor for the affections of a beautiful Vietnamese woman.
Director: Phillip Noyce | Stars: Michael Caine, Brendan Fraser, Do Thi Hai Yen, Rade Serbedzija
Votes: 29,755 | Gross: $12.99M
2. The 317th Platoon (1965)
100 min | War
In Vietnam, 1954, a French platoon isolated behind enemy lines tries to come back. It is led by the inexperienced, idealistic sous-lieutenant Torrens, and by adjutant Willsdorf, a WWII veteran of the Wehrmacht.
Director: Pierre Schoendoerffer | Stars: Jacques Perrin, Bruno Cremer, Pierre Fabre, Manuel Zarzo
Votes: 1,658
3. Lady of the Tropics (1939)
Passed | 92 min | Drama
Playboy Bill Carey woos a half-caste beauty in French Indochina, but her second-class legal status makes a formidable barrier.
Directors: Jack Conway, Leslie Fenton | Stars: Robert Taylor, Hedy Lamarr, Joseph Schildkraut, Gloria Franklin
Votes: 658
4.
TopTenz (2010– )
Episode:
10 of History's Largest Empires
(2021)
10 min | Documentary
Star: Simon Whistler
5.
Today I Found Out (2013– )
Episode:
Yet Another of Hitler's Ultimate Dick Moves
(2021)
11 min | Documentary
The Armistice of 1918 that ended World War One was a deliberately humiliating blow to Germany that was enshrined by a further humiliating monument in the Glade of Armistice where the treaty... See full summary »
Star: Simon Whistler
6.
The Vietnam War (2017)
Episode:
Déjà Vu (1858-1961)
(2017)
TV-MA | 81 min | Documentary, History, War
After nearly a century of French colonial rule, Vietnam emerges independent, but divided.
Directors: Ken Burns, Lynn Novick | Stars: Peter Coyote, Karl Marlantes, Max Cleland, Bao Ninh
Votes: 1,093