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?
as Ambassador Harrison Carter MacWhite
as Deong
as Marion MacWhite
as Homer Atkins
as Grainger
as Emma Atkins
as Rachani, Deong's Wife
as Prime Minister Kwen Sai
as Joe Bing
as Munsang
as Ambassador Sears
as Senator at Confirmation Hearing
as Senator Brenner
as Sawad, Deong's Assistant
as Late Arrival at Meeting
as Lee Pang
as Tyler, NBC Reporter
as Andrei Krupitzyn
as Johnson
as Hearing Spectator (uncredited)
