The Ugly American (1963)
Synopsis
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?
Release Date: 1963-04-02
Runtime: 115 minutes
Director: George Englund
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- Marlon Brando as Ambassador Harrison Carter MacWhite
- Eiji Okada as Deong
- Sandra Church as Marion MacWhite
- Pat Hingle as Homer Atkins
- Arthur Hill as Grainger
- Jocelyn Brando as Emma Atkins
- Reiko Sato as Rachani, Deong's Wife
- Kukrit Pramoj as Prime Minister Kwen Sai
- Judson Pratt as Joe Bing
- George Shibata as Munsang
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