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Screen legend Gregory Peck stars as General Douglas MacArthur, one of the most controversial public figures of his time. In 1942, with his position in the Philippines made hopeless by Japan's destruction of more than half the planes in his Far East Command, MacArthur leaves pledging, 'I shall return!' He does return, with riveting victories in the Pacific and a deft handling of the democratization of Japan — and with Presidential aspirations of his own. While serving in Korea in 1951, his colossal ego and insubordination result in his dismissal by President Truman. The film explores the many facets of his ambitious character, demonstrating his brilliance as a strategist, his lust for publicity and his flair for dramatics.

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Screen legend Gregory Peck stars as General Douglas MacArthur, one of the most controversial public figures of his time. In 1942, with his position in the Philippines made hopeless by Japan's destruction of more than half the planes in his Far East Command, MacArthur leaves pledging, 'I shall return!' He does return, with riveting victories in the Pacific and a deft handling of the democratization of Japan — and with Presidential aspirations of his own. While serving in Korea in 1951, his colossal ego and insubordination result in his dismissal by President Truman. The film explores the many facets of his ambitious character, demonstrating his brilliance as a strategist, his lust for publicity and his flair for dramatics.