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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.
Theatrical
Jul 15, 1977
Box Office
$16.3M
Budget
$9.0M
Return
1.8x
DVD / Blu-ray
Oct 30, 2001
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Universal Pictures, The Zanuck/Brown Company
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Cast
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Gregory Peck
Douglas MacArthur
I
Ivan Bonar
Lt. Gen. Richard K. Sutherland
W
Ward Costello
Gen. George C. Marshall
N
Nicolas Coster
Colonel Sidney Huff
M
Marj Dusay
Jean MacArthur
E
Ed Flanders
President Harry S. Truman
W
Warde Donovan
General Shepherd
B
Branscombe Richmond
Korean Soldier
J
Jerry Holland
Aide
A
Art Fleming
The Secretary
R
Russell Johnson
Admiral King
S
Sandy Kenyon
General Wainwright
R
Robert Mandan
Representative Martin
A
Allan Miller
Colonel Diller
D
Dan O'Herlihy
President Roosevelt
D
Dick O'Neill
Colonel Whitney
A
Addison Powell
Admiral Nimitz
T
Tom Rosqui
General Sampson
G
G.D. Spradlin
General Eichelberger
K
Kenneth Tobey
Admiral Halsey
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Quotes
See all →Truman's Frustration with MacArthur's Actions
Harry Truman
I oughta kick his insubordinate ass right into the Sea of Japan. The lousiest trick he's pulled; I traveled 14,000 miles to reach an understanding face-to-face, and he still thinks he can do exactly what he damn well pleases!
Aide
Can you imagine he actually sent a message to the Chinese threatening to destroy their forces unless they would negotiate a solution with him personally?
Harry Truman
You know, there's a story, where Abe Lincoln was tryin to mount a horse that was skittish. And the horse kicked a hind hoof into the stirrup. So Lincoln says to im, "If you're gonna get on, I'll get off." Well, I'm not gettin off. I think Roosevelt shoulda- shoulda pulled Wainwright outta Corregidor and left that five-star brass hat MacArthur there to be the martyr.
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MacArthur's Response to Enemy Engagement
Soldier
General, sir! Excuse me, sir, but we just killed a Jap sniper here not five minutes ago!
Gen. Douglas MacArthur
Fine, son! That's the best thing to do with em!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
