The film portrays MacArthur's (Gregory Peck) life from 1942, before the Battle of Bataan in World War II, to 1952, after he had been removed from his Korean War command by President Harry Truman (Ed Flanders) for insubordination.
Film tersebut mengisahkan kehidupan MacArthur (Gregory Peck) dari 1942, sebelum Pertempuran Bataan pada Perang Dunia II, sampai 1952, setelah ia dilepaskan dari komando Perang Korea-nya oleh Presiden Harry Truman (Ed Flanders).