The Ugly American

The Ugly American

1963
1h 55m
6.6

6.6/10

35 votes • View on IMDb
Thriller Drama

"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?

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Universal International Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

politics southeast asia fictitious country u.s. ambassador

Quick Facts

Release Date April 2, 1963
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0056632

Cast

Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando

Ambassador Harrison Carter MacWhite

Eiji Okada
Eiji Okada

Deong

Sandra Church
Sandra Church

Marion MacWhite

Pat Hingle
Pat Hingle

Homer Atkins

Arthur Hill
Arthur Hill

Grainger

Jocelyn Brando
Jocelyn Brando

Emma Atkins

Reiko Sato
Reiko Sato

Rachani, Deong's Wife

Kukrit Pramoj
Kukrit Pramoj

Prime Minister Kwen Sai

Judson Pratt
Judson Pratt

Joe Bing

George Shibata
George Shibata

Munsang

Philip Ober
Philip Ober

Ambassador Sears

Carl Benton Reid
Carl Benton Reid

Senator at Confirmation Hearing

Key Crew

George Englund
Director
Stewart Stern
Writer
George Englund
Producer