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The Ugly American(1963)
Status: Released
Date: 1963-04-02
65%
32 Votes
Time: 1h 55m
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?
Languages: English.
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United States of America
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Movie: The Ugly American
Top 10 Billed Cast
Marlon Brando
Ambassador Harrison Carter MacWhite
岡田英次
Deong
Sandra Church
Marion MacWhite
Pat Hingle
Homer Atkins
Arthur Hill
Grainger
Jocelyn Brando
Emma Atkins
Reiko Sato
Rachani, Deong's Wife
Judson Pratt
Joe Bing
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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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1963-04-02
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The most explosive adventure of our time!
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