Douglas MacArthur
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Biography: 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Douglas MacArthur licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Birthday: January 26, 1880
Deathday: April 05, 1964
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Gender: Male
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Korea, A Hundred Years of War
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2020-06-11
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Holiday Inn
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1942-01-01
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Army Air Forces - Pacific
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-01-01
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Beyond Utopia
Overview: A courageous pastor uses his underground network to rescue and aid North Korean families as they risk their lives to embrace freedom.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-10-23
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Appointment in Tokyo
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary War History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-12-07
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American Caesar
Overview: Documentary of Douglas MacArthur
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-01-01
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The Great Raid
Overview: 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.
Genres: Action History War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-08-12
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Overview: Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-08-06
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The Battle Of Chosin
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-11-01
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Hundred Years' War in Korea
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ko
Release Date: 2012-11-28
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Tokyo Trial: Judging Japan
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2016-05-22
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Korea: The Never-Ending War
Overview: 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.
Genres: Documentary War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-04-29
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The Front
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-09-17
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Assignment in Korea
Overview: Swedish journalist visits Korea to report on the situation during the war
Genres: Drama War Documentary
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1951-04-23
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The Extraordinary Seaman
Overview: Marooned sailors discover a World War II ship haunted by its late captain.
Genres: Adventure War Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-05-14
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