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?
The Ugly American has generally received positive reviews.
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The Ugly American was released in 1963 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 17 reviews, giving The Ugly American (1963) an average rating of 67%.
Overall, film critics prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 90%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a lower average score of 76%. Professional critics were more impressed with The Ugly American than amateur reviewers were.
With a score of 67%, The Ugly American is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1963, which stands at 61%.
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