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Release Date:
2 April 1970 (USA)
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Plot:
The World War II phase of the controversial American general's career is depicted. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won 7 Oscars.
Another 17 wins
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7 nominations
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(32 articles)
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A film about the man not the war
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| George C. Scott | ... | Gen. George S. Patton Jr. | |
| Karl Malden | ... | Gen. Omar N. Bradley | |
| Stephen Young | ... | Capt. Chester B. Hansen | |
| Michael Strong | ... | Brig. Gen. Hobart Carver | |
| Carey Loftin | ... | Gen. Bradley's driver (as Cary Loftin) | |
| Albert Dumortier | ... | Moroccan Minister | |
| Frank Latimore | ... | Lt. Col. Henry Davenport | |
| Morgan Paull | ... | Capt. Richard N. Jenson | |
| Karl Michael Vogler | ... | Field Marshal Erwin Rommel | |
| Bill Hickman | ... | Gen. Patton's driver | |
| Pat Zurica | ... | 1st Lt. Alexander Stiller (as Patrick J. Zurica) | |
| James Edwards | ... | Sgt. William George Meeks | |
| Lawrence Dobkin | ... | Col. Gaston Bell | |
| David Bauer | ... | Lt. Gen. Harry Buford | |
| John Barrie | ... | Air Vice-Marshal Sir Arthur Coningham |
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Runtime:
170 min | Sweden:172 min
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2.20 : 1 more
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) (Westrex Recording System) |
DTS 70 mm (70mm re-release)
Certification:
Australia:M |
Brazil:16 |
New Zealand:PG |
Argentina:13 |
Canada:14A |
Finland:K-16 |
Norway:16 (original rating) |
Peru:14 |
Singapore:PG |
South Korea:12 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:PG |
USA:M (original rating) |
USA:PG (re-rating) (1970) |
West Germany:16
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Rod Steiger had first turned down the role, later admitting that was a big mistake.
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Factual errors: In the scene where Patton visits Bradley's Command Post in Normandy, France, he delivers a line of dialogue that says Hitler's own people tried to kill him just a few days ago. This would place the timeline of this meeting just after July 20, 1944 (the day of the actual assassination attempt on Hitler), but before July 25, 1944 (The start of the Allied Cobra operation) which was also discussed at this meeting. Immediately after this scene, there is a cut to a German Command bunker where Rommel is complaining that his men are being slaughtered in Normandy. The timeline of this latter scene is in error as Rommel, by this time, was severely wounded by an Allied fighter attack plane on July 17, 1944 and very much out-of-the-action from this day onwards.
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Referenced in "The Simpsons: Bart the General (#1.5)" (1990)
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To the Color
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A NOTE REGARDING SPOILERSmore
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Oliver Stone has said this film glorifies war, i disagree, what it does is show a man {Patton} who gloried in war, the war is shown through his perspective,and to Patton war is glorious and he revels in it.The performance of George c scott as Patton is brilliant, it shows a complex and demanding character riddled with contradictions ,who believes he was born to be a leader of men,the supporting cast is very good particularly karl Malden who plays general Bradley a calm experienced soldier with no dreams of glory, the perfect foil to the maverick Patton, the combat scenes are well shot and are never more than is necessary to support the narrative,the film rises above being very good to excellence due to George c Scotts intuitive grasp of the character.