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?

Starring:

Marlon Brando, David McMahon, Carl Benton Reid, Judson Pratt, David Chow, Eiji Okada, Stefan Schnabel, Jerry Velasco, Reiko Sato, Judson Laire, Kukrit Pramoj, Ron Veto, Simon Scott Frances Helm James Yagi John Daheim (as John Day) Leon Lontoc Bill Stout, Mike Monteleone, George Shibata

Genre:

Drama