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Patton (1970)

PG 01/25/1970 War, Drama, History 2h 52m
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User
Score
7.9/10
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86/100

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Overview

"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with Patton's career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Germany and the fall of the Third Reich. Side plots also speak of Patton's numerous faults such his temper and habit towards insubordination.

Franklin J. Schaffner

Director

Francis Ford Coppola

Screenplay

Edmund H. North

Screenplay

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Top Billed Cast

George C. Scott

George C. Scott

Gen. George S. Patton Jr.

Stephen Young

Stephen Young

Capt. Chester B. Hansen

Frank Latimore

Frank Latimore

Lieutenant Colonel Henry Davenport

Karl Michael Vogler

Karl Michael Vogler

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

Karl Malden

Karl Malden

Gen. Omar N. Bradley

Michael Strong

Michael Strong

Brig. Gen. Hobart Carver

Carey Loftin

Carey Loftin

General Bradley's driver

Lawrence Dobkin

Lawrence Dobkin

Colonel Gaston Bell

Albert Dumortier

Albert Dumortier

Moroccan minister

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Media

Patton | #TBT Trailer | 20th Century FOX

Patton | #TBT Trailer | 20th Century FOX

Rod Lurie on PATTON

Rod Lurie on PATTON

Patton (1970) Trailer

Patton (1970) Trailer

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written on January 12, 2020

I love it. God help me I do love it so. I love it more than my life.

Patton is directed by Franklin J Schaffner and is adapted to screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola and Edmund H. North from Ladislas Farago's "Patton: Ordeal and Triumph" and Omar N. Bradley's "A Soldier's Story". It stars George C Scott, Karl Malden, Michael Bates, Edward Binns, John Doucette, Stephen Young, Michael Strong and Cary Loftin. Music is by Jerry Goldsmith and cinematography by Fred J. Koenekamp.

Pic is a part biography of George S. Patton Jr. which follows his exploits in WWII until his retirement from service.

Released at the time of the Vietnam War, there's a certain bravado in the makers choosing this period to release a biopic about one of America's most famous - and controversial - military charac...

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A review by Filipe Manuel Neto

Written on November 17, 2023

**A good film about one of the most controversial generals of the Second World War.**

Patton is one of the most controversial generals of World War II. A man guided by his killer instinct rather than reason, he played a relevant role in the defeat of the Germans, but he also took conflicts that greatly tarnished his military record. A US cavalry officer, he fought in the First World War and is one of the biggest names in the development of tanks and armored cars, both at the level of conception and strategy, where he valued rapid movements and aggressiveness. In World War II, he led Operation Torch, faced the German general Rommel and openly competed with Montgomery, who was more prudent in his approach. But he also blatantly ignored superior orders and assaulted soldiers who did not ap...

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