UGLY AMERICAN (DVD) DVD

The Ugly American
Taken from a best-selling book, this is an uneven, politically tinged drama by George Englund that does not really follow the book that closely. Marlon Brando is Harrison Carter MacWhite, an ambassador to a Southeast Asian country that goes unnamed but stands in well for Vietnam. There is a growing movement against Yankee imperialism and the current government, increasing unrest, and other signs of a complex situation getting worse. At first the ambassador relies on past training and has his own facile explanations for the unfolding events. But as time goes by, he comes to learn that a revolutionary movement is not one-dimensional. Unfortunately, the film itself never adequately clarifies the events it depicts. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

Cast Marlon Brando as Harrison Carter MacWhite Eiji Okada as Deong Sandra Church as Marion MacWhite Arthur Hill as Grainger Pat Hingle as Homer Atkins Jocelyn Brando as Emma Atkins Kukrit Pramoj as Prime Minister Kwen Sai Judson Pratt as Joe Bing Reiko Sato as Rachani George Shibata as Munsang Judson Laire as Sen. Brenner Philip Ober as Sears Stefan Schnabel as Andrei Krupitzyn

Crew Alexander Golitzen - Art Director Alfred Sweeney - Art Director Kukrit Pramoj - Consultant/advisor Rosemary Odell - Costume Designer Terence Nelson - First Assistant Director George Englund - Director Ted Kent - Editor Frank Skinner - Composer (Music Score) Bud Westmore - Makeup Clifford Stine - Cinematographer Marshall Green - Production Manager George Englund - Producer Oliver Emert - Set Designer Waldon O. Watson - Sound/Sound Designer Joe Lapis - Sound/Sound Designer Stewart Stern - Screenwriter Eugene L. Burdick - Book Author W.J. Lederer - Book Author

The Ugly American
(not reviewed)
 

George Englund: Golden Globe, Best Director (nominated) Marlon Brando: Golden Globe, Best Actor - Drama (nominated)

General Specifications: Language Options: English, French Subtitle Options: French, Spanish Sound Processing: DD1: Dolby Digital Mono Additional Features: cc Original theatrical trailer DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1: Theatre Wide-Screen MPAA Rating: NR DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 121 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. Main Titles [2:36] 2. Sabotage Freedom [6:10] 3. MacWhite's Hearing [10:14] 4. Deong's Speech [4:07] 5. Riot at the Airport [11:44] 6. Old Friends [7:40] 7. Plum Whiskey [5:55] 8. Wearing Two Faces [8:44] 9. Political Emergency [1:02] 10. Lunch With the King [8:52] 11. We Are at War [6:52] 12. Meeting With Communists [6:46] 13. Ribbon Cutting Ceremony [4:23] 14. Foreign Invasion [7:25] 15. Crucial Moment in History [5:25] 16. Not My Pupil Anymore [7:53] 17. You've Been Betrayed [7:43] 18. Press Conference [2:51]