Saigon: Year of the Cat
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1983-11-29
Runtime: 105 mins
Director: Stephen Frears
Writer: David Hare
Spoken language: English
Genres: Drama, Romance, War, TV Movie
Original title: Saigon: Year of the Cat
Production Companies: Thames Television
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Cast
Judi Dench
Frederic Forrest
Chic Murray
E.G. Marshall
Josef Sommer
Wallace Shawn
Roger Rees
Clarke Peters
Tawee Sub
Bob Sherman
Manning Redwood
Yim Hoontrakul
Pichit Bulkul
Rong Wongsawan
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