MacArthur is a 1977 American biographical war film directed by Joseph Sargent and starring Gregory Peck in the eponymous role as American General of the Army Douglas MacArthur.
Plot The film portrays Douglas MacArthur's life from 1942, before the Battle of Bataan in World War II, to 1952, after he had been removed from his Korean War command by President Harry Truman for insubordination. It is recounted in flashback as MacArthur visits West Point in 1962.
Cast Gregory Peck as General of the Army Douglas MacArthur Ed Flanders as President Harry S. Truman Dan O'Herlihy as President Franklin D. Roosevelt Ivan Bonar as Lieutenant General Richard K. Sutherland Ward Costello as General of the Army George C. Marshall Nicolas Coster as Colonel Sidney Huff Marj Dusay as Jean MacArthur Art Fleming as W. Averell Harriman Russell Johnson as Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King Sandy Kenyon as Lieutenant General Jonathan M. Wainwright Robert Mandan as Representative Joseph W. Martin Jr. Allan Miller as Colonel LeGrande A. Diller Dick O'Neill as Major General Courtney Whitney G. D. Spradlin as Major General Robert L. Eichelberger Addison Powell as Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Tom Rosqui as Major General Francis L. Sampson Kenneth Tobey as Fleet Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey Charles Cyphers as Brigadier General Edwin F. Harding Garry Walberg as Lieutenant General Walton Walker Lane Allan as Major General William F. Marquat Barry Coe as Reporter Everett Cooper as General Walter Krueger Warde Donovan as General Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr. Philip Kenneally as Vice Admiral James H. Doyle John McKee as Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy Walter O. Miles as General George Kenney Gerald S. Peters as General Thomas Blamey Eugene Peterson as General J. Lawton Collins Alex Rodine as General Kuzma Derevyanko Yuki Shimoda as Prime Minister Kijūrō Shidehara Fred Stuthman as General Omar Bradley Harvey Vernon as Admiral Forrest Sherman William Wellman Jr. as Lieutenant John D. Bulkeley James Shigeta as General Tomoyuki Yamashita
Production Gregory Peck said, "I admit that I was not terribly happy with the script they gave me, or with the production they gave me which was mostly on the back lot of Universal. I thought they shortchanged the production."Gregory Peck Interview with Jimmy Carter on YouTube Parts of the film were shot at the beach near Camp Pendleton in San Diego County, California,(1983-12-01). Spotlight on filming in SD County. Daily Times-Advocate, 52, 56-57. and at San Diego's main passenger rail station, known locally as the Santa Fe Depot.
Reception MacArthur received mixed reviews, it currently holds a 50% rating on Rotten Tomatoes from 12 critics.
The film is recognized by American Film Institute in the following lists: 2003: AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains: General Douglas MacArthur – Nominated Hero
See also Inchon, another film featuring MacArthur.
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