
"The most explosive adventure of our time!"
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?
Ambassador Harrison Carter MacWhite

Deong

Marion MacWhite

Homer Atkins

Grainger

Emma Atkins

Rachani, Deong's Wife

Prime Minister Kwen Sai
Joe Bing

Munsang
Ambassador Sears

Senator at Confirmation Hearing

Senator Brenner
Sawad, Deong's Assistant
Unknown Role

Unknown Role

Late Arrival at Meeting

Lee Pang

Tyler, NBC Reporter
Andrei Krupitzyn

Johnson

Hearing Spectator (uncredited)