The World War II phase of the career of controversial American general George S. Patton.The World War II phase of the career of controversial American general George S. Patton.The World War II phase of the career of controversial American general George S. Patton.
- Won 7 Oscars
- 24 wins & 8 nominations total
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Carey Loftin
- General Bradley's Driveras General Bradley's Driver
- (as Cary Loftin)
Pat Zurica
- First Lieutenant Alexander Stilleras First Lieutenant Alexander Stiller
- (as Patrick J. Zurica)
Richard Münch
- Colonel General Alfred Jodlas Colonel General Alfred Jodl
- (as Richard Muench)
- Director
- Writers
- Francis Ford Coppola(screen story by) (screenplay by)
- Edmund H. North(screen story by) (screenplay by)
- Ladislas Farago(based on factual material from Patton: Ordeal and Triumph)
- All cast & crew
- See more cast details at IMDbPro
Storyline
"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 Europe and the fall of the Third Reich. Side plots also speak of Patton's numerous faults such his temper and tendency toward insubordination, faults that would prevent him from becoming the lead American general in the Normandy Invasion as well as to his being relieved as Occupation Commander of Germany. —Anthony Hughes <husnock31@hotmail.com>
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- Direct from its sensational reserved seat engagement.
- Genres
- Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- PG
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaThe movie begins without showing the 20th Century-Fox logo, or any other indication that the film is starting. At military bases across the US theater owners reported that soldiers in the audience would often stand up and snap to attention when they heard the movie's opening line ("Ten-hut!"), assuming it to be a real call to attention.
- GoofsGermany is already divided to East and West Germany in the map of Europe seen in the headquarters, and all other national borders are post WWII.
- Crazy creditsOne of the very, very few Twentieth Century-Fox films in which that company's logo is not shown at all, beginning or end. The film simply begins with the opening speech, and the opening Fox logo is replaced with an in-credit text-only notice after the speech. However, recent television showings have added the logo (not on DVD prints), and the addition is obviously spliced in from another piece of film.
- Alternate versionsThe Italian version is approx. 20 minutes shorter and removes all scenes set in the German Military HQ and/or showing German officers: although the credits still include the names of German performers, like Karl Michael Vogler as Marshall Rommel, their characters never appear onscreen in the Italian release.
- ConnectionsEdited into Fireball Forward (1972)
- SoundtracksTo the Colors
(uncredited)
Traditional bugle call used in lieu of the National Anthem. Played at the opening scene.
Top review
The Classic War Movie
Not much can be said of this movie that already hasn't been said. It captures the war, the man, and the conflict of the two. I thought the movie was very nicely tied together and I thought the reflections of Patton on the past was very necessary. Patton believed in reincarnation so in looking back at historical battles you can see how Patton developed his strategy. He was a student of great leaders and commanders and the movie developed that thought really well. The movie presented the characters, the actual war history, and the Germans extremely well and it is no wonder this movie received the awards it did. After watching this movie over and over again, I'm convinced that no one could have played Patton any better than George C. Scott. You can tell from the movie that he put everything he had into the character. My father-in-law was an officer under Patton in the 3rd. Army and has said over and again how realistic the movie is. I would recommend this movie to anyone looking for an excellent re-telling of WWII history.
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- nabor7
- Jun 24, 2004
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- Patton: A Salute to a Rebel
- Filming locations
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $12,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $61,749,765
- Gross worldwide
- $61,749,765
- Runtime2 hours 52 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.20 : 1
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