
The Ugly American
Thriller · Drama
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?
Top Cast


Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando
Ambassador Harrison Carter MacWhite
Marlon Brando
Ambassador Harrison Carter MacWhite


Eiji Okada
Eiji Okada
Deong
Eiji Okada
Deong


Sandra Church
Sandra Church
Marion MacWhite
Sandra Church
Marion MacWhite


Pat Hingle
Pat Hingle
Homer Atkins
Pat Hingle
Homer Atkins


Arthur Hill
Arthur Hill
Grainger
Arthur Hill
Grainger


Jocelyn Brando
Jocelyn Brando
Emma Atkins
Jocelyn Brando
Emma Atkins


Reiko Sato
Reiko Sato
Rachani, Deong's Wife
Reiko Sato
Rachani, Deong's Wife
Kukrit Pramoj
Kukrit Pramoj
Prime Minister Kwen Sai
Kukrit Pramoj
Prime Minister Kwen Sai


Judson Pratt
Judson Pratt
Joe Bing
Judson Pratt
Joe Bing
George Shibata
George Shibata
Munsang
George Shibata
Munsang
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