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MacArthur

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During his farewell address to West Point, General Douglas MacArthur (Gregory Peck) looks back on his storied military career. Beginning with his legendary promise, "I shall return," at the outset of the Battle of Bataan and continuing through his troops' subsequent successes in the South Pacific, the film also touches on his anti-Communist activities following the war and his role in the rebuilding of postwar Japan, until his 1952 ouster by President Harry S. Truman (Ed Flanders).

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Steve Warren The Barb (Atlanta) 05/06/2023
Watching the movie is like looking through a photo album with the paged in random order. Go to Full Review
Ruth Batchelor Los Angeles Free Press 10/22/2019
It comes out a very poor man's Patton. Go to Full Review
Bernard Drew Gannett News Service 10/17/2019
It was written in a series of bromidic cliches, sententious lectures and stuffily pretentious one-liners. Go to Full Review
Lori Hoffman Atlantic City Weekly 04/20/2007
3/5
Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily 10/09/2005
3/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 08/19/2005
3/5
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David K @RT61474040 2d The problem here is that the production was clearly underfunded, using documentary footage for war action and re-used sets, never giving you a step-back, look at the conditions they're fighting in, feel for the film's subject. Peck is very good but the script only soars when he is speaking one of MacArthur's speeches. See more Andy M. @bt15735 2d Poor poor poor not up to Military reality standards. Peck a pompous ass literally See more mark G @Mark_Alan_G. 2d It has the look and feel of a made for TV movie. The script is not particularly strong. And I think it tries too hard to make MacArthur look better than he really was. Generals like Eisenhower and Marshall knew he was an egomaniac that was more interested in getting attention than anything else. In the end the movie does seem based on an abridged and condensed story, and it's just not particularly strong. See more Yash B @yashbansal Dec 24 "MacArthur" is one of those historical movies that is no better than reading a history textbook. I don't think the story's narrative really works, and it often feels boring and unengaging. I really only think this movie is accessible to history buffs who already know a lot about this person going into it. The one silver lining of the movie is that Gregory Peck is genuinely good in it, and his performance is easily a highlight. Overall, it is a forgettable movie that feels like it should be a lot better, considering its intentions and the talent involved. See more Bill E @Billwill Jul 30 A great man. I like how he went to where the action was. See more j f @LiberteBurrows 12/16/2024 Listen Spielbergo, I want you to do for me what Schaffner did for General Patton. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis During his farewell address to West Point, General Douglas MacArthur (Gregory Peck) looks back on his storied military career. Beginning with his legendary promise, "I shall return," at the outset of the Battle of Bataan and continuing through his troops' subsequent successes in the South Pacific, the film also touches on his anti-Communist activities following the war and his role in the rebuilding of postwar Japan, until his 1952 ouster by President Harry S. Truman (Ed Flanders).
Director
Joseph Sargent
Producer
Frank McCarthy
Screenwriter
Hal Barwood, Matthew Robbins
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Universal Pictures
Rating
PG
Genre
Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 15, 1977, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 19, 2016
Runtime
2h 8m