Movies / Patton (1970)
Runtime: 172 min
Languages: Arabic English French German Italian Russian
Countries: USA
In 1943 North Africa, George Patton (George C. Scott) assumes command of (and instills some much-needed discipline in) the American forces. Engaged in battle against Germany's Field Marshal Rommel (Karl Michael Vogler), Patton drives back "The Desert Fox" by using the German's own tactics. Promoted to Lieutenant General, Patton is sent to Sicily, where he engages in a personal war of egos with British Field Marshal Montgomery (Michael Bates). Performing brilliantly in Italy, Patton seriously jeopardizes his future with a single slap. While touring an Army hospital, the General comes across a GI (Tim Considine) suffering from nervous fatigue. Incensed by what he considers a slacker, Patton smacks the poor soldier and orders him to get well in a hurry. This incident results in his losing his command-and, by extension, missing out on D-Day. In his final campaign, Patton leads the US 3rd Army through Europe. Unabashedly flamboyant, Patton remains a valuable resource, but ultimately proves too much of a "loose cannon" in comparison to the more level-headed tactics of his old friend Omar Bradley (Karl Malden). Patton won 7 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Scott, an award that he refused. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Directors (1) | Credit |
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Franklin J. Schaffner | ... |
Writers (4) | Credit |
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Edmund H. North | (screen story and screenplay) |
Francis Ford Coppola | (screen story and screenplay) and |
Ladislas Farago | (based on factual material from Patton: Ordeal and Triumph) and |
Omar N. Bradley | (based on factual material from: A Soldier's Story) |
Composers (1) | Credit |
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Jerry Goldsmith | ... |
Editors (1) | Credit |
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Hugh S. Fowler | (as Hugh Fowler) |
Cinematographers (1) | Credit |
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Fred J. Koenekamp | director of photography (as Fred Koenekamp) |
Actors (48) | Credit |
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Abraxas Aaran | Willy |
Alan MacNaughtan | British Briefing Officer (as Alan MacNaughton) |
Albert Dumortier | Moroccan Minister |
Bill Hickman | General Patton's Driver |
Billy Kearns | Officer Callagher (uncredited) |
Brad Harris | Sergeant in Bar (uncredited) |
Brandon Brady | Lieutenant Young (uncredited) |
Bruce Rhodewalt | Cynical Wounded Soldier (uncredited) |
Carey Loftin | General Bradley's Driver (as Cary Loftin) |
Charles Dennis | Soldier (uncredited) |
Clint Ritchie | Tank Captain |
David Bauer | Lieutenant Gen. Harry Buford |
David Healy | Clergyman |
Dean Selmier | Soldier Sleeping on the Floor (uncredited) |
Dolores Judson | Knutsford Welcome Club Dignitary (uncredited) |
Douglas Wilmer | Major General Francis de Guingand |
Edward Binns | Major General Walter Bedell Smith |
Edward Meeks | Medical Corps Major (uncredited) |
Florencio Amarilla | Soldier (uncredited) |
Frank Latimore | Lieutenant Colonel Henry Davenport |
George C. Scott | General George S. Patton Jr. |
Gerald Flood | Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder |
Harry Towb | American GI Cook (uncredited) |
Hellmut Lange | Maj. Dorian von Haarenwege (uncredited) |
Jack Gwillim | General Sir Harold Alexander |
Jacques Leclerc | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) |
James Edwards | Sergeant William George Meeks |
John Barrie | Air Vice-Marshal Sir Arthur Coningham |
John Doucette | Major General Lucian K. Truscott |
Karl Malden | General Omar N. Bradley |
Karl Michael Vogler | Field Marshal Erwin Rommel |
Laurence Herder | Russian Translator (uncredited) |
Lawrence Dobkin | Colonel Gaston Bell |
Lionel Murton | Third Army Chaplain |
Lowell Thomas | Himself - Movietone News Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
Michael Bates | Field Marshal Sir Bernard Law Montgomery |
Michael Strong | Brigadier General Hobart Carver |
Morgan Paull | Captain Richard N. Jenson |
Pat Zurica | First Lieutenant Alexander Stiller (as Patrick J. Zurica) |
Paul Frees | Voice (voice) (uncredited) |
Paul Stevens | Lieutenant Col. Charles R. Codman |
Peter Barkworth | Colonel John Welkin |
Richard Münch | Colonel General Alfred Jodl (as Richard Muench) |
Roger Browne | Soldier on Bridge (uncredited) |
Sandy McPeak | Correspondent (as Sandy Kevin) |
Siegfried Rauch | Captain Oskar Steiger |
Stephen Young | Captain Chester B. Hansen |
Tim Considine | Soldier Who Gets Slapped |