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Patton (1970)

Patton poster
Directed by
Franklin J. Schaffner
Genre
drama film, war film, biographical film
Country
United States
Runtime
2h 50m
Rated
PG
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 1,226 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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This film follows U.S. General George S. Patton through World War II. It shows his aggressive military tactics and his complicated personality.

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What happens

Patton is a 1970 American epic biographical war film about U.S. General George S. Patton during World War II. It stars George C. Scott as Patton and Karl Malden as General Omar Bradley. The film was directed by Franklin J. Schaffner from a script by Francis Ford Coppola and Edmund H. North, who based their screenplay on Patton: Ordeal and Triumph by Ladislas Farago and Bradley's memoir, A Soldier's Story. Patton premiered in New York City on February 5, 1970 before being released by 20th Century Fox on April 2, 1970. The film grossed $61.7 million against a budget of $12 million. It won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. Scott also won the Best Actor for his performance, though he declined the award. The opening monologue, delivered by Scott as General Patton with an enormous American flag behind him, remains an iconic and often quoted image in film. In 2003, Patton was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant". The Academy Film Archive also preserved Patton in 2003. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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