The Ugly American(Movie, 1963)

Name: The Ugly American
Genre: Thriller, Drama
Released: 1963
Duration: T01:55:00
Rating: 3.3

| 1h 55min | Genres: Thriller, Drama

Rating: 3.3/5 (with 13 votes)

The Ugly American is a 1963 American adventure film directed by George Englund, written by Stewart Stern, and starring Marlon Brando, Sandra Church, Eiji Okada, Pat Hingle, Judson Pratt, Reiko Sato, and Arthur Hill. It is based on the 1958 novel The Ugly American by Eugene Burdick and William Lederer. The film was released on April 2, 1963, by Universal Pictures. ()

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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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Production country: United States of America (USA)

Shot in: Thailand

Based on the work of: William Lederer, Eugene Burdick ("The Ugly American")

Made by: Universal International Pictures (UI)

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 10 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Thai (TH), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 04/02/1963

Cast: Marlon Brando, Sandra Church, Eiji Okada, Pat Hingle, Judson Pratt, Arthur Hill, Carl Benton Reid, Jocelyn Brando, Kukrit Pramoj, Philip Ober, Stefan Schnabel

Director: George Englund

Producer: George Englund

Screenwriter: Stewart Stern

Film Editor: Ted J. Kent

Director of Photography: Clifford Stine

Composer: Frank Skinner

Production Designer: Alexander Golitzen

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Der hässliche Amerikaner"

Keywords: politics, u.s. ambassador, southeast asia, fictitious country

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