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American Caesar

John Colicos (Actor), John Huston (Actor), John McGreevey (Director) | Format: VHS Tape

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4.0 out of 5 stars Exhaustive look at MacArthur Sep 23 2003
By Candace Scott - Published on Amazon.com
Format:VHS Tape
Was General MacArthur an "egomaniac," as others reviewers have noted? Of course he was, but few Americans in history had better cause to have such an high opinion of themselves. Not only was MacArthur astonishingly brilliant (he graduated first in his West Point class), he was handsome, erudite, reached the apex of his profession with his fifth star, and he a military genius. It would be difficult to be humble having such an array of stunning attributes. Few have possessed such an astonishingly rich résumé.

This biography was produced 20 years ago and narrated by John Huston, who is craggy, crabby and unintentionally humorous in his comments. We see footage of various places MacArthur knew, from the military forts of his childhood, West Point, Manila, all the way to his last days at his improbable residence, the Waldorf Astoria. There are a multitude of interviews with people in MacArthur's orbit, from his military aide in the Philippines do his aide in Korea. The historians they include are all interesting, and Manchester is especially intriguing.

There is an abundance of material on MacArthur's private life, including his bizarre first marriage to a flapper and his stable second marriage to his devoted Jean. MacArthur's Eurasian mistress is not forgotten either, and the documentary quotes from his sappy, Victorian love letters to her. Very interesting stuff! Finally, they include the fact that his only son, Arthur MacArthur, changed his name and now lives anonymously in NYC as a saxophone player. This is a highly entertaining documentary, though dated. Recommended.

5.0 out of 5 stars American Caeser; the 2 set ver May 30 2011
By M. Nagle - Published on Amazon.com
Format:VHS Tape
I have the 2 volume set that came out in 1987
by Embassy Home Entertainment. I purchased this
set over E-Bay brand new-Excellent. I have viewed
the other 4VHS set and it it is crap!. Mike
1.0 out of 5 stars Absolute crap! This started from 1987 Embassy Home Video 2VHS volume 1; Volume 2 NTSC NR mono. The 1987 is the best by far. Aug 15 2005
By andoy A - Published on Amazon.com
Format:VHS Tape
I purchased this 'now 4 VHS tape set from Blockbuster Video new.

I returned the re-recorded set now in SLP/EP mode for vrey poor audio, and not a very well done worthless set of 4 vhs tapes.

>The 1987 EMBASSY HOME VIDEO 2 VHS original mono is much better in every way. It's out=of-print, but a professional recording.

The original 2 VHS set leaves the new phony 4-tape set back on Corregidor, no food, no water, no Uncle Sam.

Reproduced-reedited-Re ally a dismal set of what was a 2 volume set. NWB; Not Worth Buying

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