The Ugly American (1963)
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?
Directed by: George Englund
Top Billed Cast: Philip Ober, Simon Scott, Arthur Hill
Runtime: 115 minutes
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Marlon Brando
Ambassador Harrison Carter MacWhite
Eiji Okada
Deong
Sandra Church
Marion MacWhite
Pat Hingle
Homer Atkins
Arthur Hill
Grainger
Jocelyn Brando
Emma Atkins
Reiko Sato
Rachani, Deong's Wife
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Kukrit Pramoj
Prime Minister Kwen Sai
Judson Pratt
Joe Bing
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George Shibata
Munsang
Philip Ober
Ambassador Sears
Carl Benton Reid
Senator at Confirmation Hearing
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Judson Laire
Senator Brenner
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Yee Tak Yip
Sawad, Deong's Assistant
Frances Helm
James Yagi
John Daheim
Late Arrival at Meeting
Leon Lontoc
Lee Pang
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Bill Stout
Tyler, NBC Reporter
Stefan Schnabel
Andrei Krupitzyn
Simon Scott
Johnson
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Stuart Hall
Hearing Spectator (uncredited)
