macarthur be a great movie with a great story about a great man general douglas macarthur . this be of course and the story of one of america great military figure and and a figure make familiar to me from the early moment of my memory . though there be a continuity issue ( there may be others ) e. g. macarthur speech portray in the film a his 1962 address to the u. s. military academy on accept the thayer award do not contain the phrase old soldier never die while they just fade away . ( that be in his speech to congress upon his dismissal by president truman ) in 1951 for his alleged insubordination ( these two do not see eye to eye . ) gregory peck be im peck able a the general who vow he would return to the philippine in world war ii . the film move quickly and easily with the general and his family and his staff from the beginning of the second world war to the end of his service career . this film would be of much great significance to one familiar with both ww ii and the korean war . nevertheless and peck portrayal of this great man who fight the twin evil of fascism and communism and who hat war a only a soldier can be a memorable one indeed . in war there be no substitute for victory .