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MacArthur

  • 19771977
  • PGPG
  • 2h 10m
IMDb RATING
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MacArthur (1977)
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Biopic of General Douglas MacArthur covering his war exploits during WW2 and the Korean War.Biopic of General Douglas MacArthur covering his war exploits during WW2 and the Korean War.Biopic of General Douglas MacArthur covering his war exploits during WW2 and the Korean War.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
4.7K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
20,255
4,043
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    • Director
      • Joseph Sargent
    • Writers
      • Hal Barwood
      • Matthew Robbins
    • Stars
      • Gregory Peck
      • Dan O'Herlihy
      • Ed Flanders
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    • Director
      • Joseph Sargent
    • Writers
      • Hal Barwood
      • Matthew Robbins
    • Stars
      • Gregory Peck
      • Dan O'Herlihy
      • Ed Flanders
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    • 33User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Gregory Peck
    Gregory Peck
    • Gen. Douglas MacArthur
    Dan O'Herlihy
    Dan O'Herlihy
    • President Roosevelt
    Ed Flanders
    Ed Flanders
    • President Truman
    Ivan Bonar
    Ivan Bonar
    • General Sutherland
    Ward Costello
    • General Marshall
    Nicolas Coster
    Nicolas Coster
    • Colonel Huff
    Marj Dusay
    Marj Dusay
    • Mrs. MacArthur
    Art Fleming
    • The Secretary
    Russell Johnson
    Russell Johnson
    • Admiral King
    • (as Russell D. Johnson)
    Sandy Kenyon
    Sandy Kenyon
    • General Wainwright
    Robert Mandan
    Robert Mandan
    • Representative Martin
    Allan Miller
    Allan Miller
    • Colonal Diller
    Dick O'Neill
    Dick O'Neill
    • Colonel Whitney
    Addison Powell
    Addison Powell
    • Admiral Nimitz
    Tom Rosqui
    Tom Rosqui
    • General Sampson
    G.D. Spradlin
    G.D. Spradlin
    • General Eichelberger
    Kenneth Tobey
    Kenneth Tobey
    • Admiral Halsey
    Garry Walberg
    Garry Walberg
    • General Walker
    • Director
      • Joseph Sargent
    • Writers
      • Hal Barwood
      • Matthew Robbins
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    • Trivia
      At the start of filming, Gregory Peck disliked General Douglas MacArthur. After filming he changed his mind, understanding the challenges MacArthur had faced. He also stated he believed President Harry S. Truman was wrong to relieve MacArthur of his command in Korea in April 1951.
    • Goofs
      When MacArthur is awarded the Medal of Honor, he incorrectly refers to it as the "Congressional" Medal of Honor. Although that error is common among civilians, as a General and as the son of a Medal of Honor recipient, he should have known better.
    • Quotes

      [Responding to restrictive attack orders]

      General Douglas MacArthur: In all my fifty years of military service, I have never learned how to bomb HALF a bridge!

    • Alternate versions
      The UK DVD issue omits the sequence where MacArthur meets Emperor Hirohito, but instead, adds to the ending. The film now ends with MacArthur and his wife watch a TV transmission of the presidential inauguration of Eisenhower MacArthur's comment: "He will turn out fine. He was the best clerk that ever served under me"), followed by the end of MacArthur's farewell speech at West Point. The subsequent credits starts to roll slightly earlier than previously.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Gregory Peck/Edgar Bergen/George Gobel/Jim Bouton (1977)

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    Review
    Top review
    Solid biopic elevated by Gregory Peck's great performance
    It is inevitable that MACARTHUR will be compared to PATTON, the other military biopic produced by the late Frank McCarthy. Such comparisons are unfortunate because their subjects are vastly different, albeit controversial figures, and each film takes a different approach in examining their impact on history.

    George S. Patton commanded an Army formation in Europe while Douglas Macarthur commanded an entire theater of operation in the Pacific. By his own admission, Patton never had any political ambitions, while MacArthur definitely had such aspirations. Patton's political naivety made him ill-suited as the postwar occupation commander in Bavaria while MacArthur's political astuteness served him well during the occupation of Japan.

    Yet both men were great, if iconoclastic military leaders. Patton's brilliant northern pivot during the Battle of the Bulge is matched by the MacArthur's daring amphibious landing at Inchon. And both men believed strongly in their destiny; Patton's belief was based on reincarnation while MacArthur was motivated by following in his illustrious father's footsteps.

    Surprisingly, PATTON is the much more succinct, less ambitious film than MACARTHUR. It concentrates on its colorful, mercurial main character during a comparatively brief two-year period between the American defeat at Kasserine Pass in early 1943 to Patton's dismissal prior to his death in late 1945. Although we see Patton's conflict with Omar Bradley, Bernard Montgomery, and Bedell Smith, we never see his interaction with General Dwight Eisenhower, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, or General George Marshall, the U.S. Army's chief of staff.

    MACARTHUR is a much more ambitious film, covering nearly a decade from the fall of Bataan in early 1942 to MacArthur's dismissal in 1951. Additionally, MACARTHUR shows a wider range of conflict between MacArthur and such individuals as Admiral Nimitz, General Marshall, ambassador William Averell Harriman, and Presidents Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman.

    So, does MACARTHUR match PATTON as a groundbreaking biopic? No, it doesn't.

    MACARTHUR lacks the insightful, acerbic screenplay that Francis Ford Coppola and Edmund North supplied PATTON. The direction by TV veteran Joseph Sargent is yeoman-like where the late Franklin J. Schaffner offers a more vigorous, hell-for-leather approach to PATTON. Both films are handsomely mounted productions that serve as a tribute to acumen of the producer McCarthy. Both movies benefit from film scores by the ever-reliable Jerry Goldsmith.

    While PATTON has its main character departing in a Valhalla-like denouement, MACARTHUR is book-ended by the legendary speech that the old soldier delivered to the cadet corps at West Point in 1962 as a final valedictory.

    At the heart of both films are the extraordinary performances of their lead actors. The late George C. Scott's portrayal of Patton is justly remembered, but Gregory Peck delivers a performance that is both subtle and unapologetic and helps to elevate this often-pedestrian production to a higher level. Peck's portrayal is reminiscent of his work in TWELVE O'CLOCK HIGH, but with the added weight of an additional thirty years of experience and craftsmanship that this great actor brings to bear to this role. Peck is ably supported by Dan O'Herlihy as FDR and the late Ed Flanders as Harry S. Truman.

    Finally, I must note the presence of Dr. D. Clayton James, the author of the standard multi-volume biography of MacArthur, who served as this film's technical advisor.
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    • Release date
      • July 15, 1977 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • MacArthur - Held des Pazifik
    • Filming locations
      • Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal Pictures
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    • Budget
      • $9,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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