The film portrays MacArthur's life from 1942, before the Battle of Bataan, to 1952, when he was removed from his Korean War command by President Truman for insubordination, and is recounted in flashback as he visits West Point.
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Gregory Peck
Douglas MacArthur
Ivan Bonar
Lt. Gen. Richard K. Sutherland
Ward Costello
Gen. George C. Marshall
Nicolas Coster
Colonel Sidney Huff
Marj Dusay
Jean MacArthur
Ed Flanders
President Harry S. Truman
Warde Donovan
General Shepherd
Branscombe Richmond
Korean Soldier
Jerry Holland
Aide
Art Fleming
The Secretary
Director
Joseph Sargent
Tagline
"Where the legend ends and the man begins."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$9,000,000
Revenue
$16,300,000
Production
Universal Pictures, The Zanuck/Brown Company
CinemaSerf
December 31, 2025
Gregory Peck dons the uniform of the four/five star American General who rose to prominence in the far east theatre of operations during World War Two. We start with the Japanese over-running the Philippines and seeing him strategically withdraw to the relative safety of Australia. There he finds that there is little appetite in Washington to take the fight to the enemy, indeed there’s considerabl...
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