 Inchon ( also called Inchon ! ) is a 1981 South Korean – American epic war film about the Battle of Inchon , considered to be the turning point of the Korean War . The film was directed by Terence Young and financed by Unification Church founder Sun Myung Moon . It stars Laurence Olivier as General Douglas MacArthur , who led the United Nations forces in the battle. Unterscheidung: Inchon (1981) und Inchon (1968) – 1968 erschien ein gleichnamiger Film , der den Korea-Krieg aus der Sicht der Roten Armee erzählt. The Battle of In