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The Ugly American (1963)

The Ugly American (1963)

Drama Thriller

The most explosive adventure of our time!

Release Date: 1963, April 2
Directors: George Englund
Countries: United States of America
Production: Universal International Pictures, Universal International Pictures
Cast: Marlon Brando, Pat Hingle, Leon Lontoc, John Daheim, Stuart Hall, Philip Ober, Arthur Hill, Carl Benton Reid, Eiji Okada, Stefan Schnabel, Jocelyn Brando, Judson Pratt

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?

Keywords:

politics fictitious country southeast asia u.s. ambassador