The Ugly American
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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Adventure, Drama, Thriller
1963
120 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : The Ugly American
- Duration : 120 min
- Languages : English
- Writers : William J. Lederer (novel), Eugene Burdick (novel), Stewart Stern (screen story), Stewart Stern
- Directors : George Englund min
- Imdb : 6.8 (1239 votes)
- Tomatoes : 3.7 (2145 votes)
- Actors : Marlon Brando, Eiji Okada, Sandra Church, Pat Hingle
Movie 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?