The Ugly American (1963)Stream and Watch Online

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Released April 2nd, 1963, 'The Ugly American' stars Marlon Brando, Eiji Okada, Sandra Church, Pat Hingle The NR movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 55 min, and received a user score of 66 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 31 experienced users.

Want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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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