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The Ugly American
“The most explosive adventure of our time!”
6.6 / 10• 1963• 1h 55m•NR• English
ThrillerDrama
Storyline
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 & Crew
Marlon Brando
Ambassador Harrison Carter MacWhite
Lead
Eiji Okada
Deong
Sandra Church
Marion MacWhite
Pat Hingle
Homer Atkins
Arthur Hill
Grainger
Jocelyn Brando
Emma Atkins
Reiko Sato
Rachani, Deong's Wife
KP
Kukrit Pramoj
Prime Minister Kwen Sai
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. George Englund's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Ugly American is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
