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Marlon Brando in Hong Kong (1956)

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“Stewart Stern (at right) with Marlon Brando and producer George Englund in Hong Kong in 1956, searching for a story and forming the triumvirate that went on to make "The Ugly American" . (Courtesy of Stewart Stern)”

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How did Marlon Brando feel this fantastic Asian town in his walking of the vibrant commercial avenue? Many movie stars have visited to Hong Kong for business or private, and Marlon Brando was not the exception. But in this case, he visited here with his friend, George Englund ( the director of his film, “The Ugly American (1963)” ) for developing their idea on the film in few of Asian countries. ( Hong Kong was not ”the stage” of this film.)  

The Ugly American:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056632/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

And I remembered Marlon Brando had played “A Countess from Hong Kong” ( 1967) with Sophia Loren, but ironically, against the title of this film, most of locations were done at the studios in UK.  

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061523/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_24

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