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Synopsis
In 1943 North Africa, George Patton (George C. Scott) assumes command of (and instills some much-needed discipline in) the American forces. Engaged in battle against Germany's Field Marshal Rommel (Karl Michael Vogler), Patton drives back "The Desert Fox" by using the German's own tactics. Promoted to Lieutenant General, Patton is sent to Sicily, where he engages in a personal war of egos with British Field Marshal Montgomery (Michael Bates). Performing brilliantly in Italy, Patton seriously jeopardizes his future with a single slap. While touring an Army hospital, the General comes across a GI (Tim Considine) suffering from nervous fatigue. Incensed by what he considers a slacker, Patton smacks the poor soldier and orders him to get well in a hurry. This incident results in his losing his command-and, by extension, missing out on D-Day. In his final campaign, Patton leads the US 3rd Army through Europe. Unabashedly flamboyant, Patton remains a valuable resource, but ultimately proves too much of a "loose cannon" in comparison to the more level-headed tactics of his old friend Omar Bradley (Karl Malden). Patton won 7 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Scott, an award that he refused. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Michael Bates Field Marshal Sir Bernard Law Montgomery
Edward Binns Major Gen. Walter Bedell Smith
Tim Considine Soldier Who Gets Slapped
John Doucette Major Gen. Lucian K. Truscott
Karl Malden Gen. Omar N. Bradley
Siegfried Rauch Capt. Oskar Steiger
Karl Michael Vogler Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
Lawrence Dobkin Col. Gaston Bell
George C. Scott George S. Patton, Jr.

Production Crew

Urie McCleary Art Director
Gen. Omar N. Bradley Book Author
Ladislas Farago Book Author
Michael McLean Casting
Fred Koenekamp Cinematographer
Jerry Goldsmith Composer (Music Score)
Franklin J. Schaffner Director
Hugh S. Fowler Editor
Eli Dunn First Assistant Director
Del Acevedo Makeup
Frank Caffey Producer
Frank McCarthy Producer
Frank McCarthy Producer
Gil Parrondo Production Designer
Edmund H. North Screen Story
Francis Ford Coppola Screen Story
Edmund H. North Screenwriter
Francis Ford Coppola Screenwriter
Michael Moore Second Unit Director
Antonio Mateos Set Designer
Pierre-Louis Thevenet Set Designer
Don Bassman Sound/Sound Designer
Douglas O. Williams Sound/Sound Designer
James Corcoran Sound/Sound Designer
Murray Spivack Sound/Sound Designer
Art Cruickshank Special Effects
L.B. Abbott Special Effects
Joe Canutt Stunts
Year: 1970
Runtime: 171
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: PG
Category: Feature

Genre
Epic
War

Color type
DeLuxe Color

Produced by
20th Century Fox

Awards
1970 - Best Film - New York Film Critics Circle
1970 - Best Picture - Academy
1970 - Best Picture - National Board of Review
1970 - Best Picture - Drama - Golden Globe
1970 - Best Picture - Academy
1970 - Best Picture - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
1970 - Best Picture - Drama - Hollywood Foreign Press Association
1998 - 100 Greatest American Movies - American Film Institute