Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur (1976) (TV)

Director:

Anthony Page

Writers:

Ernest Kinoy (story)
Ernest Kinoy (teleplay)
(more)

Genre:

Drama | History

Plot:

U.S. President Harry Truman and his commander in the Korean War, General Douglas MacArthur, disagree on war strategy. Their conflict comes to a head when Truman relieves the insubordinate MacArthur from command. |

Plot Keywords:

Strategy | American President | First Lady | Army General | President

Cast

Henry Fonda	...	Gen. Douglas MacArthur
E.G. Marshall	...	President Harry S Truman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lucille Benson	...	Bess Truman
Lloyd Bochner	...	Averell Harriman
Ward Costello	...	Gen. George Marshall
Andrew Duggan	...	Gen. Courtney 'Court' Whitney
Ross Durfee	...	UP Man
Michael Fox	...	Adm. Sherman
Howard Hesseman	...	AP Man
Russell Johnson	...	Gen. George Stratemeyer
Lee Kessler	...	Margaret Truman
George Kramer	...	Reporter
John Larch	...	Gen. Omar Bradley
Richard Loo	...	Chiang-Kai-Shek
John Mahon	...	Gen. Hoyt Vandenburg
Priscilla Pointer	...	Jean MacArthur
John Randolph	...	Charlie Ross
Ann Shoemaker	...	Mrs. Wallace
Barry Sullivan	...	Secretary of State Dean Acheson

Directed by
Anthony Page

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Ernest Kinoy		story
Ernest Kinoy		teleplay
David Shaw		story

Produced by
Sherry Grant	....	assistant producer
Stan Margulies	....	producer
Donald A. Ramsey	....	associate producer
David L. Wolper	....	executive producer

Casting by
Harris Kleinman

Production Design by
Edward Stephenson

Costume Design by
Jack Martell

Makeup Department
Ben Lane	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Conrad Holzgang	....	production supervisor
George Taylor	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Parker Roe	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Martin Bolger	....	sound
Terrence Emerson	....	boom operator
Lawrence E. Neiman	....	sound effects editor
Jack K. Tillar	....	sound effects editor

Camera and Electrical Department
Lew Adams	....	camera operator
Jim Kilgore	....	lighting technician
Ken Lamkin	....	camera operator
Ron Sheldon	....	camera operator
Dean Terrell	....	video operator

Editorial Department
James McElroy	....	editor: video tape

Other crew
Peter Barth	....	stage manager
Carol Fisher	....	production assistant
Marie McKellar	....	production assistant
Wendy Winter	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Wolper Productions

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (original broadcast)

Also Known As:

Collision Course (USA) (short title)

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Wolper Productions