The Ugly American

April. 02,1963      NR
Rating:
6.6
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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?

Marlon Brando as  Ambassador Harrison Carter MacWhite
Eiji Okada as  Deong
Sandra Church as  Marion MacWhite
Pat Hingle as  Homer Atkins
Arthur Hill as  Grainger
Jocelyn Brando as  Emma Atkins
Reiko Sato as  Rachani, Deong's Wife
Judson Pratt as  Joe Bing
Philip Ober as  Ambassador Sears
Carl Benton Reid as  Senator at Confirmation Hearing

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