The Ugly American
1963 · 115 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 2,614 VOTES · DIR. George Englund
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?
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00:03:04 Come on. Yeah.
00:09:06 Then you gentlemen will report back to the committee...
00:13:02 who happen to be in Sarkhan during the war, are qualified to be ambassadors?
00:16:28 to a sympathetic and influential popular leader?
00:20:56 Welcome him, but let him know...
00:30:20 Communists. No!
00:34:13 All right. That's all.
00:39:47 You know when I first believed it?
00:43:43 and nice people and...
00:47:41 Let's call it a night. Okay. I'm tired too.
00:52:22 Freedom Road!
00:55:46 abandoned us to tyrants like Kwen Sai
01:01:15 Ambassador MacWhite. Pleased to meet you.
01:05:05 What people?
01:09:47 But I must say...
01:13:12 I grant you that.
01:16:32 No, it's not. Excuse me. It's not.
01:20:32 Now, if you don't mind, I would just as soon...
01:24:07 We'll drink some tea and...
01:35:37 Not now. Grainger.
01:41:12 - Pictures of paratroops landing. - Grainger.
01:46:35 I must talk with Deong. It's very important.
01:51:06 A couple of political cartoons
01:57:15 and, uh, misunderstanding.