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?
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Stars:
- George Englund
Writing:
- Eugene Burdick
- Stewart Stern
- William J. Lederer
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Release Date: 1963-04-02
6.6/10
6.6/10
- Country: US
- Language: English
- Runtime: 115
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Ambassador Harrison Carter MacWhite
Homer Atkins
Andrei Krupitzyn
Joe Bing
Senator at Confirmation Hearing
Deong
Marion MacWhite
Grainger
Emma Atkins
Rachani, Deong's Wife
Ambassador Sears
Lee Pang
