MacArthur
“Where the legend ends and the man begins.”
The film portrays MacArthur's life from 1942, before the Battle of Bataan, to 1952, when he was removed from his Korean War command by President Truman for insubordination, and is recounted in flashback as he visits West Point.
Genres
Drama, History, War
Studio
Universal Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How MacArthur performed
Budget
$9.0M
Worldwide Gross
$16.3M
Gross Profit
$7.3M
Return
1.8× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$2M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Douglas MacArthur
Gregory Peck
Douglas MacArthur
Lt. Gen. Richard K. Sutherland
Ivan Bonar
Lt. Gen. Richard K. Sutherland
Gen. George C. Marshall
Ward Costello
Gen. George C. Marshall
Colonel Sidney Huff
Nicolas Coster
Colonel Sidney Huff
Jean MacArthur
Marj Dusay
Jean MacArthur
President Harry S. Truman
Ed Flanders
President Harry S. Truman
General Shepherd
Warde Donovan
General Shepherd
Korean Soldier
Branscombe Richmond
Korean Soldier
Aide
Jerry Holland
Aide
The Secretary
Art Fleming
The Secretary
Admiral King
Russell Johnson
Admiral King
General Wainwright
Sandy Kenyon
General Wainwright
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