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The Ugly American (1963)
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?
Updated May 19 2020
Cast
Marlon Brando
Ambassador Harrison Carter MacWhite
Pat Hingle
Homer Atkins
Eiji Okada
Deong
Reiko Sato
Arthur Hill
Grainger
Carl Benton Reid
Deacon Edwards
Judson Pratt
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Crew
Stewart Stern
Writer
Ted J. Kent
Editor
Eugene Burdick
Novel
Clifford Stine
Cinematography
Frank Skinner
Original Music Composer
George Englund
Director
George Englund
Producer
