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"Where the legend ends and the man begins."
The film portrays MacArthur's life from 1942, before the Battle of Bataan, to 1952, when he was removed from his Korean War command by President Truman for insubordination, and is recounted in flashback as he visits West Point.
54 Cast Members
Gregory Peck
Douglas MacArthur
Ivan Bonar
Lt. Gen. Richard K. Sutherland
Ward Costello
Gen. George C. Marshall
Nicolas Coster
Colonel Sidney Huff
Marj Dusay
Jean MacArthur
Ed Flanders
President Harry S. Truman
Warde Donovan
General Shepherd
Branscombe Richmond
Korean Soldier
Jerry Holland
Aide
Art Fleming
The Secretary
Russell Johnson
Admiral King
Sandy Kenyon
General Wainwright
Robert Mandan
Representative Martin
Allan Miller
Colonel Diller
Dan O'Herlihy
President Roosevelt
Dick O'Neill
Colonel Whitney
Addison Powell
Admiral Nimitz
Tom Rosqui
General Sampson
G.D. Spradlin
General Eichelberger
Kenneth Tobey
Admiral Halsey
