The Ugly American

The most explosive adventure of our time!

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

Marlon Brando

Eiji Okada

Sandra Church

Pat Hingle

Arthur Hill

Jocelyn Brando

Reiko Sato

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Kukrit Pramoj

Judson Pratt

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George Shibata

Philip Ober

Carl Benton Reid