The Ugly American (1963)
The Ugly American (1963)
DVDRip | MKV | 714 x 452 | x264 @ 1392 Kbps | 120 min | 1,43 Gb
Audio: English AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: English, Spanish, French
Genre: Adventure, Thriller
DVDRip | MKV | 714 x 452 | x264 @ 1392 Kbps | 120 min | 1,43 Gb
Audio: English AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: English, Spanish, French
Genre: Adventure, Thriller
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?
Southeast Asian freedom fighter is duped by communists and American bumbling into misidentifying his and his people's true enemies. Endlessly fascinating how this straightforward and beautifully told story is misinterpreted decade after decade. The film leaves the viewer with feelings of nostalgia for an America that was once confident of its own decency, while at the same time pointing out how that aspect of the American character (meaning our confidence) could lead to dangerous miscalculations. If you want to see a really disturbing segue, watch the last scene back-to-back with Colonel Kurtz's soliloquy on communists cutting off the arms of inoculated children.IMDB Reviewer
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The Ugly American (1963)
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