Douglas MacArthur

Douglas MacArthur

Born: January 26, 1880
Died: April 5, 1964
in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Douglas MacArthur (26 January 1880 – 5 April 1964) was an American five-star general and Field Marshal of the Philippine Army. He was Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930s and played a prominent role in the Pacific theater during World War II. He received the Medal of Honor for his service in the Philippines Campaign, which made him and his father Arthur MacArthur, Jr., the first father and son to be awarded the medal. He was one of only five men ever to rise to the rank of General of the Army in the US Army, and the only man ever to become a field marshal in the Philippine Army.

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Beyond Utopia
Title: Beyond Utopia
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 23, 2023
Type: Movie
A courageous pastor uses his underground network to rescue and aid North Korean families as they risk their lives to embrace freedom.
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Korea, A Hundred Years of War
Title: Korea, A Hundred Years of War
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: June 11, 2020
Type: Movie
A contemporary history of Korea(s) from a unique point of view that embraces the inner history of both South and North Korea in a single narrative.
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Korea: The Never-Ending War
Title: Korea: The Never-Ending War
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: April 29, 2019
Type: Movie
Shedding new light on a geopolitical hot spot, the film — written and produced by John Maggio and narrated by Korean-American actor John Cho — confronts the myth of the “Forgotten War,” documenting the post-1953 conflict and global consequences.
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The Battle Of Chosin
Title: The Battle Of Chosin
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Released: November 1, 2016
Type: Movie
An amazingly harrowing story of the 17 day engagement of bloody combat and heroic survival in subartic temperatures. UN forces largely outnumbered and surrounded, due to a surprise attack led by 120,000 Chinese troops.
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Tokyo Trial: Judging Japan
Title: Tokyo Trial: Judging Japan
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Released: May 22, 2016
Type: Movie
The story of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, known as the Tokyo Trial, which, just after the Second World War, was established in Japan as a special jurisdiction in 1946 (it was closed in 1948) to judge the war crimes of the Japanese leaders; and how and why officials in Washington prevented Emperor Hirohito to be seen sat on the bench.
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Hundred Years' War in Korea
Title: Hundred Years' War in Korea
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Released: November 28, 2012
Type: Movie
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Title: World War II in HD Colour
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 4, 2009
Type: TV
World War II In HD Colour is a 13-episode television documentary miniseries recounting the events of World War II narrated by Robert Powell. The show covers the Western Front, Eastern Front, and the Pacific War. It is on syndication in America on the Military Channel. This series is in full color, combining both original and colorized footage.
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The Great Raid
Title: The Great Raid
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: August 12, 2005
Type: Movie
As World War II rages, the elite Sixth Ranger Battalion is given a mission of heroic proportions: push 30 miles behind enemy lines and liberate over 500 American prisoners of war.
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American Caesar
Title: American Caesar
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 1, 1983
Type: Movie
Documentary of Douglas MacArthur
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The Front
Title: The Front
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 17, 1976
Type: Movie
A cashier poses as a writer for blacklisted talents to submit their work through, but the injustice around him pushes him to take a stand.
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Title: Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: August 6, 1975
Type: Movie
Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.
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Assignment in Korea
Title: Assignment in Korea
Character: amerikansk general, FN-styrkornas överbefälhavare
Released: April 23, 1951
Type: Movie
Swedish journalist visits Korea to report on the situation during the war
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Title: Crusade in Europe
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 5, 1949
Type: TV
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Appointment in Tokyo
Title: Appointment in Tokyo
Character: Himself (archive footage)
Released: December 7, 1945
Type: Movie
Produced by the Army Pictorial Service, Signal Corps, with the cooperation of the Army Air Forces and the United States Navy, and released by Warner Bros. for the War Activities Committee shortly after the surrender of Japan. Follow General Douglas MacArthur and his men from their exile from the Philippines in early 1942, through the signing of the instrument of surrender on the USS Missouri on September 1, 1945. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.
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Army Air Forces - Pacific
Title: Army Air Forces - Pacific
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 1944
Type: Movie
General Henry H. 'Hap' Arnold summarizes U.S. Army and Army Air Force activities in the Pacific Theater of World War II in this short documentary film. Air attacks on Japanese held islands, the rescue of American troops under fire by the Japanese, and successful bombing missions are depicted.
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Holiday Inn
Title: Holiday Inn
Character: In montage (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: July 10, 1942
Type: Movie
Lovely Linda Mason has crooner Jim Hardy head over heels, but suave stepper Ted Hanover wants her for his new dance partner after fickle Lila Dixon gives him the brush. Jim's supper club, Holiday Inn, is the setting for the chase by Hanover and his manager.