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The Ugly American (1963)
Directed by George Englund
Overview
An intelligent, articulate scholar, Harrison MacWhite, survives a hostile Senate confirmation hearing at the hands of conservatives to become ambassador to Sarkan, a southeast Asian country where civil war threatens a tense peace. Despite his knowledge, once he’s there, MacWhite sees only a dichotomy between the U.S. and Communism. He can’t accept that anti-American sentiment might be a longing for self-determination and nationalism. So, he breaks from his friend Deong, a local opposition leader, ignores a foreman’s advice about slowing the building of a road, and tries to muscle ahead. What price must the country and his friends pay for him to get some sense?
Rated NR | Length 115 minutes
Actors
Marlon Brando | Eiji Okada | Sandra Church | Pat Hingle | Arthur Hill | Jocelyn Brando | Reiko Sato | Kukrit Pramoj | Judson Pratt | George Shibata | Philip Ober | Carl Benton Reid | Judson Laire | Yee Tak Yip | Frances Helm | James Yagi | John Daheim | Leon Lontoc | Bill Stout | Stefan Schnabel | Simon Scott