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Patton (1970)
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Ratings: 8.0/10 from 50,988 users
Metascore:
91/100
Reviews: 209 user | 78 critic | 9 from Metacritic.com The World War II phase of the controversial American general's career is depicted. Director:Franklin J. SchaffnerWriters:Francis Ford Coppola (screen story and screenplay), Edmund H. North (screen story and screenplay), and 2 more credits » |
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Stephen Young | ... |
Captain Chester B. Hansen
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Michael Strong | ... |
Brigadier General Hobart Carver
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Carey Loftin | ... |
General Bradley's Driver
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Albert Dumortier | ... | |
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Frank Latimore | ... | |
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Captain Richard N. Jenson
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Karl Michael Vogler | ... | |
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Bill Hickman | ... |
General Patton's Driver
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Pat Zurica | ... |
First Lieutenant Alexander Stiller
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James Edwards | ... |
Sergeant William George Meeks
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Lawrence Dobkin | ... |
Colonel Gaston Bell
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David Bauer | ... |
Lieutenant General Harry Buford
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John Barrie | ... | |
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"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 Europe and the fall of the Third Reich. Side plots also speak of Patton's numerous faults such his temper and tendency toward insubordination, faults that would prevent him from becoming the lead American general in the Normandy Invasion as well as to his being relieved as Occupation Commander of Germany. Written by Anthony Hughes <husnock31@hotmail.com>
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Country:
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Patton: A Salute to a Rebel See more »Box Office
Budget:
$12,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$61,700,000 (USA)Company Credits
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) (Westrex Recording System) | Mono (35 mm prints) | DTS 70 mm (70 mm re-release)Color:
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2.20 : 1
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Patton: Now I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.
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George C. Scott felt he hadn't really captured the full character of Patton. He would apologize to director Franklin J. Schaffner on the set for not fully realizing the complexity of the man. See more »Goofs
Factual errors: When the HE-111s are attacking, George S. Patton pulls out his 1903 Colt General Officer's Model Pistol, firing nine rounds at the planes. The 1903 General Officer's Model holds 7 rounds in the magazine and 1 in the chamber. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Patton: Now I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.
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One of the very, very few Twentieth Century-Fox films in which thatcompany's logo is not shown at all, beginning or end. The film simply
begins with the opening speech, and the opening Fox logo is replaced with
an in-credit text-only notice after the speech. However, recent television
showings have added the logo (not on DVD prints), and the addition is
obviously spliced in from another piece of film. See more »
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"God Save the King!"(uncredited)
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