Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur

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
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	January 4, 1976 (1976-01-04)

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.

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