Movie
The Ugly American
Released: April 2, 1963 (1963)
Runtime: 115 minutes
Genres: Thriller, Drama
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?
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Philip Ober as Ambassador Sears
Age at release: 61
- Judson Pratt as Joe Bing
Age at release: 46
- Jocelyn Brando as Emma Atkins
Age at release: 43
- Eiji Okada as Deong
Age at release: 42
- Arthur Hill as Grainger
Age at release: 40
- Marlon Brando as Ambassador Harrison Carter MacWhite
Age at release: 38
- Pat Hingle as Homer Atkins
Age at release: 38
- George Shibata as Munsang
Age at release: 36
- Reiko Sato as Rachani, Deong's Wife
Age at release: 31
- Sandra Church as Marion MacWhite
Age at release: Unknown
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- Carl Benton Reid as Senator at Confirmation Hearing
Age at release: 69
- Stuart Hall as Hearing Spectator (uncredited)
Age at release: 59
- Leon Lontoc as Lee Pang
Age at release: 55
- Stefan Schnabel as Andrei Krupitzyn
Age at release: 51
- John Daheim as Late Arrival at Meeting
Age at release: 46
- Simon Scott as Johnson
Age at release: 42
Age at release: 40
Age at release: 39
- Judson Laire as Senator Brenner
Age at release: Unknown
- Yee Tak Yip as Sawad, Deong's Assistant
Age at release: Unknown
- Bill Stout as Tyler, NBC Reporter
Age at release: Unknown