Saigon: Year of the Cat

Year: 1983

Runtime: 105 mins

Language: English

Director: Stephen Frears

WarRomanceDrama

Set in Saigon in 1974, British bank assistant manager Barbara Dean (Judi Dench) begins a romance with American expatriate Bob Chesneau (Frederic Forrest). As their relationship deepens, Barbara discovers Bob is a CIA operative who warns her that the imminent fall of South Vietnam is only days away, thrusting their personal lives into the turmoil of the war’s final chapter.

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