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The Advisor

The Advisor

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Overview

In 1960s South Vietnam, an undercover agent slowly works his way up through the ranks of Ngô Đình Diệm's administration to become one of its most prominent advisors

Created by Bùi Đình Hạc
Written by Bùi Đình Hạc, Trần Vũ, Hữu Mai
NetworksVTV3VTV

Top Cast

Vũ Đình Thân

Vũ Đình Thân

Vũ Đình Long/Hai Long

Nguyễn Bá Lộc

Nguyễn Bá Lộc

Ngô Đình Nhu

Minh Hòa

Minh Hòa

Trần Lệ Xuân

N

Nguyễn Bá Phong

Ngô Đình Diệm

Thành Trí

Thành Trí

Ngô Đình Cẩn

Nguyễn Hậu

Nguyễn Hậu

Dương Văn Hiếu

Thanh Mai

Thanh Mai

Hai Long's wife

H

Hồng Khắc Đào

Lê Vượng

Thanh Tú

Thanh Tú

Lê Quang Tùng

M

Mai Thanh Hải

Ngô Đình Thục

Themes & Keywords

spyvietnamcommunist espionage

About The Advisor

The Advisor is a war & politics, drama series that first aired in 1996 exploring themes of spy, vietnam, communist espionage. Created by Bùi Đình Hạc, it stars Vũ Đình Thân, Nguyễn Bá Lộc, Minh Hòa. In 1960s South Vietnam, an undercover agent slowly works his way up through the ranks of Ngô Đình Diệm's administration to become one of its most prominent advisors

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