Film · 1963 · 1h 55m

The Ugly American

Name: The Ugly American
Genre: Thriller, Drama
Released: 1963-04-02
Duration: 1 h 55 min
Cast: Marlon Brando, Eiji Okada, Sandra Church, Pat Hingle, Arthur Hill

Thriller Drama

★ 6.6/10 · 37 votes on TMDB

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Synopsis

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?