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The Ugly American (1963)
Directed by George Englund
“The most explosive adventure of our time!”
Thriller, Drama · 1h 55m
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?
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
Judson Pratt
Joe Bing
Philip Ober
Ambassador Sears
Carl Benton Reid
Senator at Confirmation Hearing
Crew
- Director
- George Englund
- Writer
- Stewart Stern
- Novel
- William J. Lederer, Eugene Burdick
- Director of Photography
- Clifford Stine
- Original Music Composer
- Frank Skinner
- Editor
- Ted J. Kent
- Producer
- George Englund
Details
- Release date
- 1963-04-02
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Genres
- Thriller, Drama
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Universal International Pictures