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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?

Directing:
  • George Englund

Writing:
  • Stewart Stern
  • Eugene Burdick
  • William J. Lederer

Stars:
Release Date: 1963-04-02
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  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 115
Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando
Ambassador Harrison Carter MacWhite
Eiji Okada
Eiji Okada
Deong
Sandra Church
Sandra Church
Marion MacWhite
Pat Hingle
Pat Hingle
Homer Atkins
Arthur Hill
Arthur Hill
Grainger
Jocelyn Brando
Jocelyn Brand...
Emma Atkins
Reiko Sato
Reiko Sato
Rachani, Deong's Wife
Judson Pratt
Judson Pratt
Joe Bing
Philip Ober
Philip Ober
Ambassador Sears
Carl Benton Reid
Carl Benton R...
Senator at Confirmation Hearing
Stefan Schnabel
Stefan Schnab...
Andrei Krupitzyn
Simon Scott
Simon Scott
Johnson
Frances Helm
Frances Helm
James Yagi
James Yagi
Leon Lontoc
Leon Lontoc
Lee Pang
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