The Ugly American (1963)

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Directed by

George Englund

Starring (View all)

Marlon Brando
Ambassador Harrison Carter MacWhite

Eiji Okada
Deong

Sandra Church
Marion MacWhite

Pat Hingle
Homer Atkins

Arthur Hill
Grainger

Jocelyn Brando
Emma Atkins

Kukrit Pramoj
Prime Minister Kwen Sai

Judson Pratt
Joe Bing

Written by

Eugene Burdick
(novel)

Stewart Stern
(screen story)

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Description: 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 friend ... (more)

UPC: 025192313929

Tags: Drama (2), 1963 (2), Marlon Brando (1), 1960s (1), Political (1)

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