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Why the Vietnam War happened
Based on influential 1958 American political novel, The Ugly American (1963) is a realistic film, a political drama/thriller featuring Marlon Brando as a new American diplomat in a Vietnam-like Southeast Asian nation that is painfully struggling between capitalist & communist factions. Eiji Okada plays the country's revolutionary leader, a previous best-friend of MacWhite (Brando) who may be brainwashed by the communists. The ending cleverly shows how the average American is unconcerned with the political conflicts of distant nations.
Produced and directed by Marlons best friend, George Englund, the film has its points of interest, like the political ruminations, Deongs Asian homestead along the wate...