Patton
1970 · Movie · 169 min. · United States
"Patton" is a three-dimensional bronze bust of World War II field general George S. Patton (George C. Scott) who wrote poetry, fired pistols at strafing fighter planes, and loved America with a lofty and historical zeal. Tracing his personal rivalries with such generals as Rommel and Montgomery, his problematic treatment of his own men, and his nearly runaway contempt for diplomacy, the film triumphs as an enduring portrait of a complex and larger-than-life figure.
Direction Franklin J. Schaffner
Cast George C. Scott · Karl Malden · Stephen Young · Michael Bates · Michael Strong · James Edwards · Frank Latimore · Morgan Paull · Jack Gwillim · Edward Binns · Peter Barkworth · Karl Michael Vogler
Soundtrack Jerry Goldsmith
Screenplay Francis Ford Coppola · Edmund H. North
Cinematography Fred J. Koenekamp
Original title Patton
7.3
22K votes (FilmAffinity)
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