Patton

1970 172 min ★ 7.5 War, Drama, History

"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 Germany and the fall of the Third Reich. Side plots also speak of Patton's numerous faults such his temper and habit towards insubordination.

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Cast

George C. Scott

General George S. Patton Jr.

Karl Malden

General Omar N. Bradley

Stephen Young

Captain Chester B. Hansen

Michael Strong

Brigadier General Hobart Carver

Carey Loftin

General Bradley's Driver

Albert Dumortier

Moroccan Minister

Frank Latimore

Lieutenant Colonel Henry Davenport

Morgan Paull

Captain Richard N. Jenson

Karl Michael Vogler

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel

Bill Hickman

General Patton's Driver

Details

Director

Franklin J. Schaffner

Screenplay

Francis Ford Coppola

Tagline

"The Rebel Warrior"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$12,000,000

Revenue

$89,800,000

Production

20th Century Fox

Reviews

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John Chard

January 12, 2020

★ 9/10

I love it. God help me I do love it so. I love it more than my life. Patton is directed by Franklin J Schaffner and is adapted to screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola and Edmund H. North from Ladislas Farago's "Patton: Ordeal and Triumph" and Omar N. Bradley's "A Soldier's Story". It stars George C Scott, Karl Malden, Michael Bates, Edward Binns, John Doucette, Stephen Young, Michael Strong and ...

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Filipe Manuel Neto

November 17, 2023

★ 9/10

**A good film about one of the most controversial generals of the Second World War.** Patton is one of the most controversial generals of World War II. A man guided by his killer instinct rather than reason, he played a relevant role in the defeat of the Germans, but he also took conflicts that greatly tarnished his military record. A US cavalry officer, he fought in the First World War and is ...