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The Ugly American (1963)

The Ugly American poster
Directed by
George Englund
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
2h
Rated
NR
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 36 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An American diplomat is sent to a Southeast Asian country to improve relations. He must navigate local politics and cultural misunderstandings as tensions rise.

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What happens

The Ugly American is a 1963 American political 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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