MacArthur (1977)
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63% of critics liked it
(8 reviews) -
60% of users liked it
(1,295 ratings)
Star Gregory Peck went into MacArthur disliking the title character that he was slated to play, but emerged from the experience with a deeper understanding and respect for this complex historical figure. The film is framed in flashback, with an octogenarian General Douglas MacArthur (Peck) making… More Star Gregory Peck went into MacArthur disliking the title character that he was slated to play, but emerged from the experience with a deeper understanding and respect for this complex historical figure. The film is framed in flashback, with an octogenarian General Douglas MacArthur (Peck) making his final address before his alma mater of West Point. We flash back to the fall of Corregidor in 1942, with MacArthur promising "I shall return" to the beleaguered (and eventually imprisoned) American and Filipino troops. The story follows MacArthur's subsequent victories in the South Pacific, occasionally pausing to show us the General's omnipresent sense of "showmanship" (e.g. his wading ashore on the beaches of the Philippines for the benefit of the newsreel cameras). The greater part of the film involves MacArthur's attempts to restore dignity to the defeated postwar Japan, and to keep the Russian Communists from overtaking the orient as they had Eastern Europe. MacArthur is eventually fired from his post by President Truman after the general defies orders during the Korean conflict. MacArthur was intended as Universal's "answer" to 20th Century-Fox's enormously successful Patton (1970), but box-office returns were disappointing. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Joseph Sargent
- Written By
- Hal Barwood, Matthew Robbins
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure
PG,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1977 Wide
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Gregory Peck plays MacArthur as an intense and dignified general with an arrogant and well-defined sense of patriotism.
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Bob Bloom, Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
A woefully overblown biography with a wooden Indian Peck as MacArthur. He poses instead of acts.
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Cast
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Gregory Peck
as Gen. Douglas MacArthur
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Ed Flanders
as Harry S. Truman
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Dan O'Herlihy
as Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Marj Dusay
as Mrs. MacArthur
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Sandy Kenyon
as Gen. Wainwright
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Nicolas Coster
as Capt. Huff
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Dick O'Neill
as Col. Whitney
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Yuki Shimoda
as Prime Minister
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John Fujioka
as Emperor Hirohito
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Ivan Bonar
as Gen. Sutherland
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Barry Coe
as TV Reporter
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Ward Costello
as Gen. George Marshall
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Charles Cyphers
as Gen. Harding
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Art Fleming
as The Secretary
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Russell Johnson
as Admiral King
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Phil Kenneally
as Admiral Doyle
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Robert Mandan
as Representative Martin
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Eugene Peterson
as Gen. Collins
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Addison Powell
as Admiral Nimitz
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Beulah Quo
as Al Cheu
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Alex Rodine
as Gen. Derevyanko
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Tom Rosqui
as Gen. Sampson
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Fred Stuthman
as Gen. Bradley
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Kenneth Tobey
as Admiral Halsey
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Harvey Vernon
as Adm. Sherman
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Garry Walberg
as Gen. Walker
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William Wellman Jr.
as Lt. Bulkeley
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Robert V. Barron
as P.O.W.
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Allan Miller
as Col. Diller
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G.D. Spradlin
as Gen. Eichelberger
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Jerry Holland
as Aide
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Warde Donovan
as Gen. Shepherd
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Manuel DePina
as Prettyman
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Walter O. Miles
as Gen. Kenney
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Gerald Saunderson Peters
as Gen. Blamey
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John R. McKee
as Admiral Leahy
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Jesse Dizon
as Castro
