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| screenplay = [[David Hare (playwright)|David Hare]] |
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| director = [[Stephen Frears]] |
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| starring = [[Judi Dench]]<br />[[Frederic Forrest]]<br />[[Chic Murray]]<br />[[Wallace Shawn]] |
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| producer = Michael Dunlop<br />[[David Hare (playwright)|David Hare]]<br />[[Verity Lambert]] |
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| editor = [[Oscar Webb]] |
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| cinematography = [[Jim Howlett]] |
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| runtime = 105 minutes |
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| company = [[Thames Television]] |
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'''''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]] |
'''''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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==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 CIA and he knows that the fall of South Vietnam is very near. |
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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[[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.
External links[edit]
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