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.
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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." Parts of the film were shot at the beach near Camp Pendleton in San Diego County, California, 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 45% rating on Rotten Tomatoes from 11 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
