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| show_name = Saigon: Year of the Cat |
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| image = SaigonYearoftheCat.jpg |
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| screenplay = [[David Hare (playwright)|David Hare]] |
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| director = [[Stephen Frears]] |
| director = [[Stephen Frears]] |
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| starring = [[Judi Dench]]<br />[[Frederic Forrest]]<br />[[Chic Murray]]<br />[[Wallace Shawn]] |
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| language = English |
| language = English |
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| producer = Michael Dunlop<br />[[David Hare (playwright)|David Hare]]<br />[[Verity Lambert]] |
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| editor = [[Oscar Webb]] |
| editor = [[Oscar Webb]] |
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| cinematography = [[Jim Howlett]] |
| cinematography = [[Jim Howlett]] |
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| runtime = 105 minutes |
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| company = [[Thames Television]] |
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| first_aired = {{Start date|1983|11|29|df=yes}} |
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'''''Saigon: Year of the Cat''''' is a television drama |
'''''Saigon: Year of the Cat''''' is a British television drama from 1983, produced by [[Thames Television]] for [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]. It is directed by [[Stephen Frears]], written by [[David Hare (playwright)|David Hare]], and stars [[Judi Dench]], [[Frederic Forrest]], [[E. G. Marshall]], [[Wallace Shawn]], [[Chic Murray]], and [[Rong Wongsawan]]. |
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It stars [[Judi Dench]], [[Frederic Forrest]], [[E. G. Marshall]], [[Wallace Shawn]] and [[Chic Murray]]. |
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==Synopsis== |
==Synopsis== |
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⚫ | The year is 1974, and Barbara Dean ([[Judi Dench]]), a British assistant manager in a foreign bank in [[Ho Chi Minh City|Saigon]], begins a relationship with American Bob Chesneau ([[Frederic Forrest]]). She quickly realises that he works for the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] and he knows that the fall of [[South Vietnam]] is very near. |
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⚫ | Barbara Dean ([[Judi Dench]]), |
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==External links== |
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[[Category:1983 television films]] |
[[Category:1983 television films]] |
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[[Category:British television films]] |
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[[Category:Films scored by George Fenton]] |
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[[Category:Films directed by Stephen Frears]] |
[[Category:Films directed by Stephen Frears]] |
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[[Category:Films set in 1974]] |
[[Category:Films set in 1974]] |
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[[Category:Vietnam War films]] |
[[Category:Vietnam War films]] |
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Latest revision as of 00:30, 8 March 2024
Saigon: Year of the Cat | |
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Screenplay by | David Hare |
Directed by | Stephen Frears |
Starring | Judi Dench Frederic Forrest Chic Murray Wallace Shawn |
Theme music composer | George Fenton |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers | Michael Dunlop David Hare Verity Lambert |
Cinematography | Jim Howlett |
Editor | Oscar Webb |
Running time | 105 minutes |
Production company | Thames Television |
Original release | |
Release | 29 November 1983 |
Saigon: Year of the Cat is a British television drama from 1983, produced by Thames Television for ITV. It is directed by Stephen Frears, written by David Hare, and stars Judi Dench, Frederic Forrest, E. G. Marshall, Wallace Shawn, Chic Murray, and Rong Wongsawan.
Synopsis[edit]
The year is 1974, and Barbara Dean (Judi Dench), a British assistant manager in a foreign bank in Saigon, begins a relationship with American Bob Chesneau (Frederic Forrest). She quickly realises that he works for the CIA and he knows that the fall of South Vietnam is very near.
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