The Ugly American (film)
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| Directed by | George Englund |
| Produced by | George Englund |
| Screenplay by | Stewart Stern |
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The Ugly American by Eugene Burdick William Lederer |
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| Music by | Frank Skinner |
| Cinematography | Clifford Stine |
| Edited by | Ted J. Kent |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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115 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $3,500,000 |
The Ugly American is a 1963 American adventure film directed by George Englund and written by Stewart Stern. It is based on the 1958 novel The Ugly American by Eugene Burdick and William Lederer. The film stars Marlon Brando, Sandra Church, Eiji Okada, Pat Hingle, Judson Pratt and Arthur Hill. The film was released on April 2, 1963, by Universal Pictures.
The film version of the novel was made in 1963 and starred Marlon Brando as Ambassador Harrison Carter MacWhite.
The screenplay was written by Stewart Stern, and the film was produced and directed by George Englund. The film was shot mainly in Hollywood, with Thailand serving as the inspiration for the background sceneries. Parts of the film were also shot on locations in Bangkok, Thailand, including at Chulalongkorn University, one of the leading institutes of higher learning of the country.
The Ugly American received mixed reviews and was completely overwhelmed by a number of better films that year. The film won no Golden Globes and was not nominated for an Oscar. It did poorly at the box office and was not among the year's top 25 grossing films of 1963.
The New York Times reported that Brando “moves through the whole picture with authority and intelligence,” and the New York Daily News said it was “one of Brando’s best performances.” But the negative view was reflected by the critic in Time Magazine who wrote that Brando “attempts an important voice but most of the time he sounds like a small boy in a bathtub imitating Winston Churchill” and called it a “lousy picture.”
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