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The movie depicts only one landing followed by a visit by MacArthur to a camp in Luzon housing survivors of the [[Bataan Death March]]; however, a telegram sent to MacArthur prior to this scene mentions the October date of the earlier Leyte landing. |
The movie depicts only one landing followed by a visit by MacArthur to a camp in Luzon housing survivors of the [[Bataan Death March]]; however, a telegram sent to MacArthur prior to this scene mentions the October date of the earlier Leyte landing. |
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The [[camouflage]] covers on the [[M1 Helmet]] were actually surplus from Vietnam, and did not resemble those of World War II. |
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==Cast== |
==Cast== |
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*[[Gregory Peck]] - Gen. [[Douglas MacArthur]] |
*[[Gregory Peck]] - Gen. [[Douglas MacArthur]] |
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| MacArthur | |
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 Theatrical release poster. | |
| Directed by | Joseph Sargent |
| Written by | Hal Barwood Matthew Robbins |
| Produced by | Frank McCarthy |
| Starring | Gregory Peck Ed Flanders Dan O'Herlihy |
| Cinematography | Mario Tosi |
| Edited by | George Jay Nicholson |
| Music by | Jerry Goldsmith |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date | July 1977 |
Running time | 130 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
MacArthur is a 1977 film directed by Joseph Sargent and starring Gregory Peck in the eponymous role as American General Douglas MacArthur.
Synopsis
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.
Factual error
In a meeting in Pearl Harbor between US President Roosevelt, Admiral Nimitz and MacArthur to discuss East Asian strategy, MacArthur points to Lingayen Gulf in Western Luzon, calling it Leyte Gulf, and referring to it as the site of his re-entry to the Philippines.
The Battle of Leyte Gulf and the Battle of Leyte, which included MacArthur's first return to Philippine soil on 20 October 1944, were in the Visayas, the archipelagic Central Philippines.
The Invasion of Lingayen Gulf, with MacArthur making a similarly dramatic landing in the main island of Luzon, occurred on January 9, 1945.
The movie depicts only one landing followed by a visit by MacArthur to a camp in Luzon housing survivors of the Bataan Death March; however, a telegram sent to MacArthur prior to this scene mentions the October date of the earlier Leyte landing.
The camouflage covers on the M1 Helmet were actually surplus from Vietnam, and did not resemble those of World War II.
Cast
- Gregory Peck - Gen. Douglas MacArthur
- Ivan Bonar - Gen. Richard K. Sutherland
- Ward Costello - Gen. George C. Marshall
- Nicolas Coster- Colonel Sidney Huff
- Marj Dusay - Mrs. Jean MacArthur
- Dan O'Herlihy - President Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Ed Flanders - President Harry S. Truman
- Art Fleming - The Secretary (William Averell Harriman)
- Russell Johnson - Adm. Ernest J. King
- Sandy Kenyon - Lt. Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright
- Robert Mandan - Rep. Martin
- Allan Miller - Col. Legrande A. Diller
- Addison Powell - Adm. Chester W. Nimitz
External links
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