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The Ugly American (1963)

NR ★ 6.6/10 115 min Thriller, Drama United States English
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The most explosive adventure of our time!

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 friends pay for him to get some sense?

Top Cast

Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando Ambassador Harrison Carter MacWhite
Eiji Okada
Eiji Okada Deong
Sandra Church
Sandra Church Marion MacWhite
Pat Hingle
Pat Hingle Homer Atkins
Arthur Hill
Arthur Hill Grainger
Jocelyn Brando
Jocelyn Brando Emma Atkins
Reiko Sato
Reiko Sato Rachani, Deong's Wife
Kukrit Pramoj Prime Minister Kwen Sai

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