"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>
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.
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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.
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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. See more »
Crazy Credits
One of the very, very few Twentieth Century-Fox films in which that
company'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.
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