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MacArthur

"Where the legend ends and the man begins."

1977

2h 10m

6.2(83 votes)

Drama

History

War

Overview

The film portrays MacArthur's life from 1942, before the Battle of Bataan, to 1952, the time after he had been 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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Cast & Crew

54 members

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Gregory Peck

Douglas MacArthur

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Ivan Bonar

Lt. Gen. Richard K. Sutherland

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Ward Costello

Gen. George C. Marshall

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Nicolas Coster

Colonel Sidney Huff

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Marj Dusay

Jean MacArthur

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Ed Flanders

President Harry S. Truman

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Warde Donovan

General Shepherd

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Branscombe Richmond

Korean Soldier

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Jerry Holland

Aide

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Art Fleming

The Secretary

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Russell Johnson

Admiral King

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Sandy Kenyon

General Wainwright

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Robert Mandan

Representative Martin

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Allan Miller

Colonel Diller

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Dan O'Herlihy

President Roosevelt

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Dick O'Neill

Colonel Whitney

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Addison Powell

Admiral Nimitz

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Tom Rosqui

General Sampson

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G. D. Spradlin

General Eichelberger

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Kenneth Tobey

Admiral Halsey

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Garry Walberg

General Walker

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Lane Allan

General Marquat

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Barry Coe

Television Reporter

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Everett Cooper

General Krueger

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Charles Cyphers

General Harding

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Manuel DePina

Prettyman

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Jesse Dizon

Castro

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Philip Kenneally

Admiral Doyle

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John McKee

Admiral Leahy

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Walter O. Miles

General Kenney

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Gerald Peters

General Blamey

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Eugene Peterson

General Collins

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Beulah Quo

Ah Cheu

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Alex Rodine

General Derevyanko

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Yuki Shimoda

Prime Minister Shidehara

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Fred Stuthman

General Bradley

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Harvey Vernon

Admiral Sherman

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William Wellman Jr.

Lieutenant Bulkeley

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John Fujioka

Emperor Hirohito

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Robert V. Barron

POW (uncredited)

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Klair Bybee

Burial Detail Soldier (uncredited)

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Howard Fujimoto

Korean Soldier (uncredited)

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John Fujioka

Emperor Hirohito (uncredited)

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Arthur Godfrey

Self (archive sound) (uncredited)

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Bob Harks

Reporter (uncredited)

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David Custer Kelly

Photographer on USS Missouri (uncredited)

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Evan C. Kim

Major Akio Sakud (uncredited)

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Lloyd Kino

Japanese Administrative Assistant (uncredited)

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Branscombe Richmond

Korean Soldier (uncredited)

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Shane Sinutko

Douglas (uncredited)

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Ramon Sison

Lieutenant Colonel (Hospital Commander, Corregidor) (uncredited)

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Greg van Wey

Sailor (uncredited)

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John Stuart West

Lieutenant Aames (uncredited)

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Marion Yuh

Mashito (uncredited)

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