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?
Director: George Englund
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Marlon Brando as Ambassador Harrison Carter MacWhite |
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Eiji Okada as Deong |
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Sandra Church as Marion MacWhite |
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Pat Hingle as Homer Atkins |
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Arthur Hill as Grainger |
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Jocelyn Brando as Emma Atkins |
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Reiko Sato as Rachani, Deong's Wife |
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Kukrit Pramoj as Prime Minister Kwen Sai |
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Judson Pratt as Joe Bing |
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George Shibata as Munsang |
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Philip Ober as Ambassador Sears |
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Carl Benton Reid as Senator at Confirmation Hearing |
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Judson Laire as Senator Brenner |
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Yee Tak Yip as Sawad, Deong's Assistant |
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Frances Helm as |
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James Yagi as |
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John Daheim as Late Arrival at Meeting |
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Leon Lontoc as Lee Pang |
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Bill Stout as Tyler, NBC Reporter |
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Stefan Schnabel as Andrei Krupitzyn |
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Simon Scott as Johnson |
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Stuart Hall as Hearing Spectator (uncredited) |
| Directing | George Englund | Director |
| Crew | Paul Baxley | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | John Daheim | Stunts |
| Crew | Carol Daniels | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Larry Duran | Stunts |
| Crew | George Robotham | Stunts |
| Camera | Clifford Stine | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Stewart Stern | Writer |
| Writing | Eugene Burdick | Novel |
| Writing | William J. Lederer | Novel |
| Production | George Englund | Producer |
| Editing | Ted J. Kent | Editor |
| Sound | Frank Skinner | Original Music Composer |
