Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur

Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur is a 1976 American made-for-television historical drama film about the confrontation between President Harry S. Truman and General of the Army Douglas MacArthur during the Korean War.

Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur
Genre	Historical Drama
Screenplay by	Ernest Kinoy
Directed by	Anthony Page
Starring	Henry Fonda Lucille Benson E. G. Marshall Lloyd Bochner Russell Johnson Howard Hesseman
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	David L. Wolper
Producer	Stan Margulies
Production locations	NBC Studios - 3000 W. Alameda Avenue, Burbank, California
Editor	Jim McElroy
Running time	101 minutes
Production company	Wolper Productions
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	January 4, 1976 (1976-01-04)

Premise

U.S. President Harry S. Truman (E.G. Marshall) and his commander in the Korean War, General Douglas MacArthur (Henry Fonda), disagree on war strategy. Their conflict comes to a head when Truman relieves the insubordinate MacArthur of his command.

Cast

Henry Fonda as General Douglas MacArthur
E. G. Marshall as President Harry S. Truman
Lucille Benson as Bess Truman
Lloyd Bochner as Averell Harriman
Russell Johnson as General George Stratemeyer
Howard Hesseman as AP Man

References

Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur at IMDB

Harry S. Truman
33rd President of the United States (1945–1953) 34th Vice President of the United States (1945) U.S. Senator from Missouri (1935–1945)
Presidency (timeline)	1945 inauguration 1949 inauguration Foreign policy Potsdam Conference Agreement on Europe Declaration to Japan Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Medal of Freedom Fair Deal Mental Health Act National Institute of Mental Health National School Lunch Act Employment Act of 1946 Council of Economic Advisers Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1952 Truman Doctrine Marshall Plan Loyalty Order National Security Act of 1947 Joint Chiefs of Staff National Security Council Air Force Department Central Intelligence Agency Key West Agreement Joint Long Range Proving Grounds Revolt of the Admirals Committee on Civil Rights Integration of the Armed Forces Housing Act of 1949 North Atlantic Treaty NATO Assassination attempt Korean War U.N. Security Council Resolutions 82, 83 Relief of Douglas MacArthur Office of Defense Mobilization Science Advisory Committee 1952 steel strike 1952 Puerto Rican constitutional referendum National Security Agency State of the Union Address (1946 1950 1952) Judicial appointments Supreme Court Sherman Minton Supreme Court nomination Cabinet Truman Balcony "The buck stops here" Executive Orders Presidential Proclamations
Life	Early life and career Presidential Library, Museum, and gravesite Missouri Office and Courtroom Truman Committee 1944 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection
Homes	Birthplace Harry S. Truman Farm Home Harry S. Truman home and National Historic Site Historic District Blair House Truman Little White House
Elections	United States Senate election in Missouri, 1934 1940 Democratic National Convention 1944 1948 1944 United States presidential election 1948 campaign "Dewey Defeats Truman" campaign song 1952 Democratic Party presidential primaries
Legacy	Bibliography Truman Day Harry S Truman Building Truman Dam and Reservoir Harry S. Truman Scholarship Truman Sports Complex U.S. Postage stamps Statue of Harry S. Truman
Public image	Give 'em Hell, Harry! (1975 play and film) Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur (1976 film) Backstairs at the White House (1979 miniseries) Truman (1995 film) Truman (1997 documentary film) The First Lady (2022 TV series)
Family	Bess Wallace Truman (wife) Margaret Truman (daughter) Martha Ellen Young Truman (mother) Clifton Truman Daniel (grandson)
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