MacArthur (1977)
In 1942, with General Douglas MacArthur's position in the Philippines hopeless after Japan's destruction of more than half the planes in his Far East Command, he leaves pledging "I will return." MacArthur does return, winning victories in the Pacific. He developed Presidential aspirations, but while serving in Korea his colossal ego and insubordination results in dismissal by Truman.
Primary Title
- MacArthur
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 25 January 2020
Release Year
- 1977
Start Time
- 20 : 35
Finish Time
- 23 : 00
Duration
- 145:00
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- In 1942, with General Douglas MacArthur's position in the Philippines hopeless after Japan's destruction of more than half the planes in his Far East Command, he leaves pledging "I will return." MacArthur does return, winning victories in the Pacific. He developed Presidential aspirations, but while serving in Korea his colossal ego and insubordination results in dismissal by Truman.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964--Drama
- United States. Army--Drama
- Generals--United States--Drama
- Feature films--United States
Genres
- Biography
- Historical drama
- War
Contributors
- Joseph Sargent (Director)
- Hal Barwood (Writer)
- Matthew Robbins (Writer)
- Gregory Peck (Actor)
- Dan O'Herlihy (Actor)
- Ed Flanders (Actor)
- Ivan Bonar (Actor)
- Ward Costello (Actor)
- Marj Dusay (Actor)
- Frank McCarthy (Producer)
- Richard D. Zanuck (Executive Producer)
- Jerry Goldsmith (Composer)
- Mario Tosi (Director of Photography)
- George Jay Nicholson (Editor)
- Universal Pictures (Production Unit)
Subjects
- MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964--Drama
- United States. Army--Drama
- Generals--United States--Drama
- Feature films--United States