The Ugly American
1963 · Movie · 120 min. · United States
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?
Direction George Englund
Cast Marlon Brando · Pat Hingle · Eiji Okada · Sandra Church · Arthur Hill · Jocelyn Brando
Soundtrack Frank Skinner
Screenplay Stewart Stern · William J. Lederer · Eugene Burdick
Cinematography Clifford Stine
Original title The Ugly American
5.8
317 votes (FilmAffinity)
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