The Ugly American

The most explosive adventure of our time!

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
• April 2, 1963
• Runtime
• 115 min
• Genres
• Thriller, Drama
• Director
• George Englund

Cast

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

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Kukrit Pramoj Prime Minister Kwen Sai