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The Ugly American

Moving Image Item Number: 1179VI2788
Pages
0
Media Type
Moving Image
Physical Location
D024.3E
Copyright Statement
1963/2003 Universal Pictures
Number of Media
1
Language(s)
English
Item is Copyrighted – Check for access via the Vietnam Reading Room portal.
Format
DVD
Time - Hr:Min:Sec
02:01:00
Digitized in HD?
No
Dates
Existence: 1963
General Note
Marlon Brando stars in this volatile political thriller based on the critically acclaimed best-selling book. As a compassionate American ambassador to the strife-torn Southeast Asian nation of Sarkhan, Brando tries to keep the Communists in the north from overrunning the weakened democracy in the south by making sure a vital road into the country's inaccessible interior goes through. But, from his very arrival, The Ugly American is met with suspicion and hate even by an influential freedom fighter now suspected of being a Communist agent. Intrigue and danger surrond Brando and co-stars Pat Hingle, Arthur Hill and Sandra Church, in this tense story of Cold War politics that remains all too real today.

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1179VI2788

Citation
The Ugly American, 1179VI2788. 1963, Michael Cook Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1179VI2788, Accessed 19 Feb 2026.

Pub Credit Line
1179VI2788, Michael Cook Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 12 Jan 2010 [Updated: 20 Jan 2026]