and Viet Cong spy Phạm Xuân Ẩn was titled Un Vietnamien bien tranquille, a play on the title of Greene's book which is tantamount to The Quiet Vietnamese. In 2021 another book of a similar name by Scott Anderson The Quiet Americans: Four CIA Spies at the Dawn of the Cold War—A Tragedy in Three parts which described CIA operators during the Cold War was published. This book title too was a play on the title of Greene's book, although the themes about spycraft were different. On November 5, 2019, the BBC News listed The Quiet American on its list of the 100 most influential novels. Adaptations Film The novel has been filmed twice. The original 1958 Hollywood film inverted the theme of the novel, turning it into an anti-communist tale instead of a cautionary story about American interventionism. The 2002 film version was true to the book. It was test-screened to positive audience reactions on September 10, 2001. However, the 9-11 event took place the next day, and audience ratings declined with each subsequent screening. Reacting to criticism of its "unpatriotic" message, Miramax shelved the film for a year. The Quiet American (1958) The Quiet American (2002) Radio BBC Radio 4, Classic Serial, dramatised in 3 x 60' episodes by Gregory Evans (1990). Documentary ABC Australia documentary Graham Greene: "The Quiet American" See also Person Dignity Theory References Notes 1955 British novels Books about foreign relations of the United States Novels by Graham Greene British war novels Novels set during the Vietnam War Novels about war correspondents Anti-war novels Central Intelligence Agency in fiction Heinemann (publisher) books British novels adapted into films Novels set in Saigon First-person narrative novels