| | Patton DVD (7 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Dramas DVDs, Action/Adventure Movies, Action Videos, Recommended, Classic, Biography, War, Essential Cinema, World War II, True Story, Military, Heroes, Character Study, Epic, Big Battles, AFI Top 100 (1997), AFI Top 50 Heroes | | Starring | George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Edward Binns, Karl Michael Vogler, Michael Bates, John Doucette, Stephen Young, Morgan Paull, Michael Strong, Lawrence Dobkin | | Director | Franklin J. Schaffner | | Art Director | Gil Parrondo | | Composer | Jerry Goldsmith | | Director of Photography | Fred Koenekamp | | Editor | Hugh S. Fowler | | Producer | Frank McCarthy, Frank Caffey | | Production Designer | Urie McCleary | | Screenwriter | Francis Ford Coppola, Edmund H. North | | Source Writer | Omar N. Bradley, Ladislas Farago |
An award-winning and highly praised biography of controversial World War II hero General George S. Patton. The film covers his wartime activities and accomplishments, beginning with his entry into the North African campaign and ending with his removal from command after his outspoken criticism of US post-war military strategy. 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. PATTON was recipient of 10 Academy Award Nominations and winner of eight, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor--Scott, Best (Adapted) Screenplay--Francis Ford Coppola/Edmund H. North. General Omar N. Bradley (played by Karl Malden in the film) wrote one the major sources for the screenplay, "A Soldier's Story," and served as senior military technical advisor for the film. Luis Martin Pozuelo served as Spanish military technical advisor. Paul D. Harkins and Glover S. Johns, Jr., also served as technical advisors.
Tim Considine, who appears as the soldier who gets slapped, played Fred MacMurray's oldest son Mike on the TV sitcom "My Three Sons" for five years.
Producer Frank McCarthy spent 20 years trying to interest someone in the Patton biography before Fox mogul Darryl F. Zanuck purchased it. McCarthy once described the first screenplay, written by Francis Ford Coppola, as "poetic, marvelous, and rather shapeless."
Schaffner won the 1970 Best Director Award from the Director's Guild of America. Scott won the 1970 Best Actor Award from the National Board of Review, the New York Film Critics Circle, and the national Society of Film Critics. National Board of Review also named "Patton" the Best Film of 1970.
There are two different laserdisc editions of "Patton." One is not letterboxed and was first released in 1981-1984. The other is a Special Wide Screen Edition, which is letterboxed, and was first released in 1989. The Special Widescreen Edition also includes an epilogue of Movietone News reports about Patton.
The film has 94 speaking parts.
Estimated budget $13 million.
Filmed over an 18-week period in Spain, England, Morocco, Greece, and Los Angeles. Filming completed May 31, 1969. Titles by Pacific Title. Color by DeLuxe. Filmed in 70mm Dimension 150, which produced a projected aspect ratio of 2.21:1.
Released in USA January 1970. Released on video May 25, 1989.
Rated BBFC A by the British Board of Film Censors.
The film was also known as "Patton: Lust for Glory," and "Patton: Salute to a Rebel."
In 1986, George C. Scott played Patton once again in the TV-movie, "The Last Days of Patton" which covers the period of Patton's life from the end of WWII to his death. The film also featured Eva Marie Saint, Richard Dysart, Murray Hamilton, Ed Lauter, and Kathryn Leigh Scott. Written by Williuam Luce from Ladislas Farago's book, "The Last Days of Patton." Directed by Delbert Mann. Running time for the video and originally aired version is 146 minutes, while some re-run versions may run 104 minutes.
Copyright 1989 The CBS/Fox Company Patton Quotes/Excerpts: "Nobody ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country." -- General George S. Patton (George C. Scott) Patton Reviews: "...[Scott's performance] is still the glue holding together this blunt study of war..." -- Rating: B
-- Roy Hemming, Entertainment Weekly "...One of the best American movies....A great film....The opening shot is a stunner..."
-- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times "...[PATTON] still mesmerizes on the strength of George C. Scott's chew-your-behind performance as George S. Patton..."-- Mike Clark, USA Today "[A] riveting portrayal of rampant egomania with Scott fully deserving of his best actor Oscar."
-- Simon Button, Uncut 4 stars out of 5 -- "It's certainly a great performance from Scott, a seamless, pity-free portrayal."
-- Nev Pierce, Total Film Patton | Studio | 20th Century Fox | | Orig Year | 1970 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  1860  | | CD Universe Part number | 2182854 | | Catalog number | 2002634 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Nov 06, 2001 | | Rating | PG (MPAA) | | Running Time | 172 Minutes | | Movie Details | Color; Dolby Surround AC-3 Sound; Dolby Noise Reduction; HiFi Sound; Surround Sound; Digital Sound; Stereo Sound; Fox War Classic; Single Disc |
Patton Movie Review Average Rating: (4.9 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews Patton
The best war movie i have ever seen. George C. Scott makes an incredible performance. Truly an awesome film!
Submitted by Reynolds (Tallahassee, Florida)
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Even after the passage of time, this movie should not be missed by younger viewers as a reaffirmation of what the defence of democracy is all about. The charactisation of Patton by George C Scott is masterful as are all the other players. Patton's grasp of reality in knowing what had to be done, unpopular as it was at the time, did much to bring a lengthy, tragic war to an end. The movie is well deserving of its long list of awards.
Submitted by eddy (Kloof, South Africa) 
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 1 of 1 found this helpful.  Great WW2 Movie
A very good movie. A great depiction of Patton's life and struggle throughout WW2.
Submitted by omcleod (Somerset, NJ, USA)
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Awesome WWII movie
Geo. C. Scott gave a magnificent portrayal of General S. Patton. Well supported by Karl Maldon and other actors the movie (following an inspiring monologue) begins with the defeat of US solders at Kasserine Pass due to poor dicipline and inferior equipment. Enter George Patton! Movie stays on track from the highs and lows of his career. Much insight to the general is given throughout the movie allowing the audience to feel the convictions and political struggle of the man.
Movie was shot in techicolor on several European & African locations creates a real cinema sensation. A must own, especially if you have a surround-sound AV setup.
Submitted by Jalgood310 (Palm Beach Gardens, FL)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No One of the great movies left impact on me
A legend portraid by a legend. These kind of movies are not made any more from which lot of can be learned
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Patton DVD Region 1
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Single Side - Dual Layer
Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
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Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital Surround - English
Mono - French
Additional Release Material:
Isolated Audio Track: Music Score
Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer
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Patton Video American Experience - MacArthur, Anzio, Battle Hymn, Battle of the Bulge, Desert Fox, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, Islands in the Stream, MacArthur, Reds, Twelve O'Clock High, Waterloo, World War II - When Lions Roared Patton DVD Awards | Best Actor, Academy Awards, 1970 - George C. Scott | | Best Art Direction - Set Decoration (b&w or Color), Academy Awards, 1970 | | Best Art Direction - Set Decoration (b&w or Color), Academy Awards, 1970 - Urie McCleary | | Best Director, Academy Awards, 1970 - Franklin J. Schaffner | | Best Film Editing, Academy Awards, 1970 | | Best Original Screenplay, Academy Awards, 1970 - Edmund H. North | | Best Original Screenplay, Academy Awards, 1970 - Francis Ford Coppola | | Best Picture, Academy Awards, 1970 | | Best Sound, Academy Awards, 1970 |
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