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World War Ii | Korean War
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Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama | 1978 | Gregory
Budget 9,000,000 USD
Box Office Collection 16,300,000 USD
At the start of filming, Gregory Peck disliked General Douglas MacArthur. After filming he changed his mind, understanding the challenges MacArthur had faced. He also stated he believed President Harry S. Truman was wrong to relieve MacArthur of his command in Korea in April 1951.
Although Gregory Peck had reservations about the film's script and production quality, he later called it one of his favorite roles, if not one of his favorite movies.
Gregory Peck had the good fortune of actually naturally bearing a striking resemblance to General Douglas MacArthur. He had some of his hair shaved off since the real MacArthur was quite bald.
Though much of this movie is set in Asia and the South Pacific, this picture was actually filmed entirely in the USA.
Although the movie doesn't say explicitly that President Truman sacked Gen. MacArthur, he did so by an order of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, signed by the chairman, Gen. Omar Bradley, on April 10, 1951. By February 1952, Truman's popularity had dropped to 22 percent - the lowest of any president through the 20th century.
"[Responding to restrictive attack orders] General Douglas MacArthur: In all my fifty years of military service, I have never learned how to bomb HALF a bridge!"
"President Sergio Osmena: You see, General, my people are going to laugh if I fell in deep water. I cannot swim! General Douglas MacArthur: That's not so bad, Mr. President. Everyone's about to see that I can't walk on water."
