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02/04/1963 Thriller, Drama 1h 55m
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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?

  1. George Englund

    Director

  2. Stewart Stern

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Marlon Brando

    Ambassador Harrison Carter MacWhite

  2. Eiji Okada

    Deong

  3. Sandra Church

    Marion MacWhite

  4. Pat Hingle

    Homer Atkins

  5. Arthur Hill

    Grainger

  6. Jocelyn Brando

    Emma Atkins

  7. Reiko Sato

    Rachani, Deong's Wife

  8. Kukrit Pramoj

    Prime Minister Kwen Sai

  9. Judson Pratt

    Joe Bing

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2020-03-08
***Why the Vietnam War happened***

Based on influential 1958 American political novel, “The Ugly American” (1963) is a realistic film, a political drama/thriller featuring Marlon Brando as a new American diplomat in a Vietnam-like Southeast Asian nation that is painfully struggling between capitalist & communist factions. Eiji Okada plays the country's revolutionary leader, a previous best-friend of MacWhite (Brando) who may be brainwashed by the communists. The ending cleverly shows how the average American is unconcerned with the political conflicts of distant nations.

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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