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Macarthur

1977, Movie, PG, 128 mins

Macarthur: Review

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General of the Army Douglas MacArthur was not a modest man, but he was charismatic, dashing, eloquent, and arguably the most brilliant military strategist of WWII. Gregory Peck captures all those qualities in his magnificent portrayal of the man who symbolized the spirited refusal to accept defeat in the Pacific. Using MacArthur's speech to an assembly of West Point cadets as a framing device, the film traces his illustrious and stormy career--from his retreat from the Philippines and famous promised return, through the success of his controversial island-hopping strategy (bypassing Japanese strongholds and cutting off their supply lines), on to his success as the military governor of a ruined but rebuilding Japan, and finally to his explosive conflict with President Harry Truman over the conduct of the Korean War, which led to the general's retirement. MACARTHUR is an enormous undertaking of a subject much too big to encompass in a single film, and the slices of MacArthur's life sometimes appear disjointed. But Peck is memorable and believable in one of his best parts, capturing the general's eccentricities, vanities, and heroism. Although the film lacks the panache of PATTON, it presents a more introspective look at one of this century's most celebrated warriors. leave a comment
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