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MacArthur

MacArthur (1977)

Biographical, Drama, Historical, War | United States

Director: Joseph Sargent

ITV4 | Saturday | 11:40

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Rating: 6.5/10

User rating: 6/10
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SYNOPSIS

The story of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Allied Commander during World War II and United Nations Commander for the Korean War. "MacArthur" begins in 1942, following the fall of Phillipines, and covers the remarkable career of this military legend up through and including the Korean War and into MacArthur's days of forced retirement after being dismissed from his post by President Truman.

Actors

Writer: Hal Barwood, Matthew Robbins

Producer: David Brown, Frank McCarthy

RUNTIME: 130 min

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