HELP what vietnam movie was this ?

[tunznath]

Hi All
sorry if this is in the wrong forum. I normally hang out in the yashica and FSU forum. my question There was a movie years ago about photojournalists in Vietnam, and they had an imaginery photographer, and they used to come back to the bureau and say these pics were shot by ??????? hes always at the right place, there was a photographer that stole artifacts from temples, one that was more of a combatant than a photographer, and a lot of others - please help I am obsessing about the name but I cant remember it, so any help will be welcome
thanks
nathan

 

[Never Satisfied]

Sounds a bit like the killing fields, but that was Cambodia, not Vietnam?

 

[tunznath]

Thanks for the reply - but it wasnt the killing fields, i think the killing fields was a brilliant movie, The one i am thinking of was i think a lower budget movie

 

[Never Satisfied]

You not thinking of Frankies House, but I cannot remembr any 'looting' in that.

 

[Mr_Flibble]

Was it with Michael Caine?

 

[IGMeanwell]

You not thinking of Frankies House, but I cannot remembr any 'looting' in that.

Seems to be either describing that movie

or perhaps

"Under Fire" ?

 

[Sparrow]

Was it with Michael Caine?

the one with Brendan Fraser? A Graham Green story?
What was that one called?:bang:

 

[tunznath]

Thanks again but its not under fire, or frankies house,
The photographer in the movie who was stealing artifacts was either french or belgian,
he was the one with the guns.
i dont remember names well ( thats why im looking for the title) so couldnt tell you who was in it.
thanks again Nathan

 

[Wayno]

the one with Brendan Fraser? A Graham Green story?
What was that one called?:bang:

That's "The Quiet American", but I don't think it's the one being described.

 

[tunznath]

sorry not we were soldiers - i think i am burning out the internet movie database with all the suggestions, that I am looking up - sorry if i am making you all obsess as well
nathan

 

[tunznath]

no not full metal jacket, in the movie eventually all the photographers start handing in film saying it was from the "imaginery photographer", damn i want to see it again, someone will know the title

 

[Sparrow]

That's "The Quiet American", but I don't think it's the one being described.

Yes, that's it
thanks

 

[tunznath]

not the one I was looking for though

 

[Gipsy]

Is it the movie about Tim Page Frankie's House ?

 

[Sparrow]

not the one I was looking for though

No but probably a better film, if you can get over George of the jungle being mixed up with the CIA that is
🙂

 

[tunznath]

No not that one Gipsy - BTW i like the quote in your signature
thanks nathan

 

[iml]

The Sound of Music?

Maybe one of these:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Vietnam_War_films

Ian

 

[tunznath]

eventually in the movie the imaginary photgrapher gets "killed" and the belgian/french photographer uses his coffin to ship back the artifacts if i remember rightly spoils the story for those that havent seen it yet

 

[tunznath]

Thanks Ian - looked at those at wikipedia and its not there

 

[tunznath]

Found it sorry it was a made for TV movie called SHOOTER made in 1988

"Shooter," aka Matt Thompson aka Gruwald is a photographer in 1967 Saigon, Vietnam. Working out of a news agency for a major magazine, Thompson gets involved in the lives of the soldiers he meets and "shoots." There's Ngoc, the Vietnamese photo lab tech; Klause, a German photographer swiping Buddhas; Rene, a French photographer who carries an AK-47; Stork, Matt's superstitious roommate who is also a photographer; Rizzo, the irascible editor; Lan, an American-educated Vietnamese reporter and Tracey an embassy worker who is Matt's former flame.