the film transport everyone back to october 20 and 1944 where we seem to be part of the great philippine i shall return land scene it be on that leyte shore where general macarthur reap his fame above all and gregory peck triumph in his portrayal of the great general it be the stride and the set of the shoulder and the intensity it what both men have have in common represent intensity and total absorption and devotion with macarthur it be for the military with peck it be for the challenge of act an academy award winner for to kill a mockinbird and an oscar nominee for key to the kingdom and the yearling and gentleman agreement and and twelve oclock highhe have play everything from an apparently homicidal amnesiac to a crusade journalist while from a troubled gunfighter to an obsess attorney while from biblical david to captain horatio hornblower he have bring to them all his own unique insight and his character and his sincerity and warmth and love and and especially and his humor there be a scene where macarthur stand on deck with the president of the philippine . we can hear the dialogue represent general and i hope the water isn not too deep and say the president and because my people will find out i can not swim . then come peck sonorous voice represent and my people be go to find that i can not walk on water . a macarthur and peck once again justify his reputation a a giant in the film industry through him we felt macarthur emotion represent we know his anger and his happiness and we understand the relationship with his whole family .