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Courage and daring earned him a general's stripes. But it was Douglas MacArthur's promise "I shall return" which made him a hero when he returned to the Philippines to fight the Japanese in WWII. Military biopic.

Keywords:

Drama, War, Historical, Biopic, History, Based-on-True-Story, World War, Biographical, Biography, Movie, Film, Movies, Films, WWII, Military, WW2, World War 2

Additional Information:

(1977) (USA) (3 Star)

Cast:

Gregory Peck	.... Gen. Douglas MacArthur
Ivan Bonar	.... Gen. Richard K. Sutherland
Ward Costello	.... Gen. George C. Marshall
Nicolas Coster	.... Maj. Sidney Huff
Marj Dusay	.... Mrs. Jean MacArthur
Ed Flanders	.... President Harry S. Truman

Supporting Cast:

Art Fleming	.... The Secretary
Russell Johnson	.... Adm. Ernest J. King
Sandy Kenyon	.... Maj. Gen./Lt. Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright
Robert Mandan	.... Rep. Martin
Allan Miller	.... Col. Legrande A. Diller
Dan O'Herlihy	.... President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dick O'Neill	.... Col. Courtney Whitney
Addison Powell	.... Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz
Tom Rosqui	.... Gen. Sampson

Directors:

Joseph Sargent

Writers:

Hal Barwood
Matthew Robbins