The Ugly American

Apr 2, 1963

1h 55m

★ 6.6

The most explosive adventure of our time!

Overview

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?

Genres

Thriller

Drama

Production Companies

Universal International Pictures

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Cast

Ambassador Harrison Carter MacWhite

Marlon Brando

Deong

Eiji Okada

Marion MacWhite

Sandra Church

Homer Atkins

Pat Hingle

Grainger

Arthur Hill

Emma Atkins

Jocelyn Brando

Rachani, Deong's Wife

Reiko Sato

Prime Minister Kwen Sai

Kukrit Pramoj

Joe Bing

Judson Pratt

Munsang

George Shibata

Ambassador Sears

Philip Ober

Senator at Confirmation Hearing

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