| | Patton DVD (3 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, Stephen Young, John Doucette, Karl Michael Vogler, Edward Binns, Michael Strong, Morgan Paull, Michael Bates, Lawrence Dobkin | | Director | Franklin J. Schaffner | | Art Director | Gil Parrondo | | Composer | Jerry Goldsmith | | Director of Photography | Fred Koenekamp | | Editor | Hugh S. Fowler | | Producer | Frank Caffey, Frank McCarthy | | Production Designer | Urie McCleary | | Screenwriter | Francis Ford Coppola, Edmund H. North | | Source Writer | Omar N. Bradley, Ladislas Farago |
Standard Screen; Soundtrack English; Sensor Matic; Special Edition 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 | List Price | $19.98 (You save $4.69) | | Studio | 20th Century Fox | | Orig Year | 1970 | | All Time Sales Rank |  4970  | | CD Universe Part number | 7042518 | | Catalog number | 2233471 | | Discs | 2 | | Release Date | May 23, 2006 | | Rating | PG (MPAA) | | Running Time | 172 Minutes | | Additional Info | Special Edition | | Movie Details | Color; Special Edition; 2-Disc Special Edition; Gold O-Ring |
Patton Video | Patton (1970) Widescreen; Dubbed; Subtitled; DTS Sound |  | $23.39 |
Patton Movie Review Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars)  One of the Best WWII Movies ever
George C. Scott should have accepted his Oscar for best performance by an actor. The guy 'was' Patton. This is one of my all time favorite movies.
Submitted by fbwilson (San Jose, California) 
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When this originally, came out, Rex Reed said it was the war movie for people who hate war movies. Some say it glorifies war, but they're idiots who don't know how to read between the lines, as the saying goes. Scott didn't do this because he approved of GSP's behavior; rather, he did it because of the quality of the script. I say this as a former Infantry sergeant, by the way.
Submitted by alphamanchu (Dayton, OH, USA)
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This film captors one of the greatest war heros of all time perfectly. I would want all US soldiers to be Pattons, not "yellow cowards".
Submitted by Matthew (Haverhill,MA,USA is #1)
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The best war movie i have ever seen. George C. Scott makes an incredible performance. Truly an awesome film!
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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.
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Patton DVD 2-Disc Set
Special Edition
Full Frame -
1.33
Audio:
Dolby Surround - English
Mono - French, Spanish
Stereo 4.0 - English
Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional
Disc 1: PATTON - Widescreen Version
Widescreen - 2.20
Additional Release Material:
Introduction: Francis Ford Coppola - Screenwriter
Audio Commentary: Francis Ford Coppola - Screenwriter
Text/Photo Galleries:
Photo Galleries: Behind the Scenes Photo Gallery with Audio Essay on Historical Patton
Disc 2: PATTON - Bonus Material
Additional Release Material:
Behind the Scenes: "The Making Of PATTON"
Trailers: Theatrical Trailer
Featurette:
1. History Through the Lens: "Patton: A Rebel Revisited"
2. Patton's Ghost Corps
Text/Photo Galleries:
Stills/Photos: Production Stills with Jerry Goldsmith's Complete Musical Score
Patton Video American Experience - MacArthur, Anzio, Apocalypse Now, 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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