MacArthur | |
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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 |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $9 million [1] |
Box office | $16.3 million (US) [2] |
MacArthur is a 1977 American biographical war film directed by Joseph Sargent and starring Gregory Peck in the eponymous role as American General of the Army Douglas MacArthur.
The film portrays MacArthur's ( Gregory Peck) life from 1942, before the Battle of Bataan in World War II, to 1952, after he had been removed from his Korean War command by President Harry Truman ( Ed Flanders) for insubordination. It is recounted in flashback as MacArthur visits West Point in 1962.
Gregory Peck said, "I admit that I was not terribly happy with the script they gave me, or with the production they gave me which was mostly on the back lot of Universal. I thought they shortchanged the production." [3] Parts of the film were shot at the beach near Camp Pendleton in San Diego County, California. [4]
MacArthur received mixed reviews, it currently holds a 45% rating on Rotten Tomatoes from 11 critics. [6]
The film is recognized by American Film Institute in the following lists: