MacArthur (1977 film)
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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.
Plot
The film portrays MacArthur's (
West Point
in 1962.
Cast
- Gregory Peck as General of the Army Douglas MacArthur
- Ed Flanders as President Harry S. Truman
- Dan O'Herlihy as President Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Ivan Bonar as Lieutenant General Richard K. Sutherland
- George C. Marshall
- Nicolas Coster as Colonel Sidney Huff
- Marj Dusay as Mrs. Jean MacArthur
- Art Fleming as W. Averell Harriman
- Russell Johnson as Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King
- Jonathan M. Wainwright
- Joseph W. Martin
- Allan Miller as Colonel LeGrande A. Diller
- Dick O'Neill as Major General Courtney Whitney
- G. D. Spradlin as Major General Robert L. Eichelberger
- Addison Powell as Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
- Charles Cyphers as Brigadier General Forest Harding
- Garry Walberg as Lieutenant General Walton Walker
- James Shigeta (deleted scenes) as General Tomoyuki Yamashita
Production
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 was shot at the beach near Camp Pendleton in San Diego County, California.[4]
Historical inaccuracies
- In a meeting in 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.
- On the ship's stateroom wall of the Roosevelt, Nimitz, and MacArthur meeting on Pearl Harbor is a painting of the Baltimore-class heavy cruiser USS Los Angeles. However, it was commissioned only on 22 July 1945 and so was not used for World War II. However, it won five battle stars during the Korean War.
- The uniform of the Soviet Lieutenant General Kuzma N. Derevyanko is erroneously presented with the shoulder boards of a Soviet senior lieutenant instead of a lieutenant general.[5]
- The Japanese surrender of World War II scene aboard USS Missouri (BB-63) shows the battleship's 40 mm quad guns covered (mothballed) during the movie.
- When MacArthur and his aides are planning the U.N. landing at Inchon in 1950, they review a map of the Korean peninsula which shows the current armistice line dividing the two Koreas. That line was not established until 1953. Their map should have been showing the original line at the 38th parallel.
Reception
MacArthur received mixed reviews, it currently holds a 63% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[6]
The film is recognized by American Film Institute in the following lists:
- 2003: AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains:
- General Douglas MacArthur – Nominated Hero[7]
See also
- Inchon, another film featuring MacArthur .
References
- ^ Robert Lindsey (Aug 7, 1977). "THE NEW TYCOONS OF HOLLYWOOD: THE DAY OF THE ALMIGHTY MOGUL IS OVER. NOW MOVIEMAKING IS IN THE HANDS OF PACKAGERS AND BUDGET-WATCHERS WHO ARE THE HIRED HANDS OF THE CONGLOMERATES THAT OWN THE STUDIOS. AND WHAT THEY'RE AFTER IS BLOCKBUSTERS". The New York Times. p. SM4.
- Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ^ Gregory Peck Interview with Jimmy Carter on YouTube
- ^ (1983-12-01). Spotlight on filming in SD County. Daily Times-Advocate, 52, 56-57.
- ^ Google.com
- ^ MacArthur at Rotten Tomatoes
- ^ "AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains Nominees" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-06.
External links
Wikiquote has quotations related to MacArthur (1977 film).
- MacArthur at IMDb
- MacArthur at the American Film Institute Catalog
- MacArthur at the TCM Movie Database
- MacArthur at Letterboxd
- MacArthur at AllMovie
- MacArthur at Rotten Tomatoes
