Show Notes
As Saigon collapses and the last helicopters lift off, Joseph risks everything to save his grand-daughter, Trinh. In a city on the edge, chaos erupts — and a family’s story reaches its final reckoning. * SAIGON is a production of Thoroughbred Studios, Goldhawk Productions and iHeart Podcasts starring Kelly Marie Tran & Rob Benedict Based on the best-selling novel Saigon by Anthony Grey Created for audio by: Greg Haddrick & Jeremy Fox Written by: Greg Haddrick Series Producer: Emma Hearn Original music by: Sacha Puttnam Directed by: John Scott Dryden
Cast: Trinh (Narrator) - Kelly Marie Tran Joseph Sherman - Rob Benedict Lan - Léna Laprés Kim - Lam Vissay Paul Devraux - Philip Arditti Jacques Devraux - Anton Lesser Monsieur Hieu - Aaron Teoh Madame Hieu - Tuyen Do Tuyet - Karen Barredo Child Tuyet - Vy Nguyen Naomi - Kirsty Bushell Gary Sherman - Christopher Ragland Michael Tench - Ian Porter Ho Chi Mien - Kwong Loke Todd - Richard Southgate Henderson - Kerry Shale Phillipe - Philip Desmeules French Pilot - Walles Hamonde Supporting Cast: Ho Quang Man, Si Rawlinson, Sotty Pong Dang, Antoine Herbez, Tony-Yen Huynh, Minh Quoc, Anthony Hoang, Pham Hoang Mien, Dinh Lan Anh, Phan A Dong & Doan Bao Thien Phuc Production: Script Consultants: Lucy Grey & Clarrisa Grey Script Editor: Mike Walker Script Supervision: Flynn Hallman Editing & Sound Design: Eloise Whitmore Additional Music: Ngo Minh Nghia & Le Thi Bich Trieu Studio Engineers are: Paul Clark (UK) Vi Tran (Vietnam), Hoa Vu Ca Ca (Vietnam), Juan Martin Del Campo (USA) & Greg Rubin (USA) Trailers: Jack Soper Producer in Vietnam: Pham Hoang Mien Executive Producers: Jeremy Fox, Greg Haddrick, John Scott Dryden, Howard Stringer & Jason English See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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