Director: Franklin J. Schaffner

Writers: Francis Ford Coppola; Edmund H. North

Based on a book: Patton: Ordeal and Triumph by Ladislas Farago

Music: Jerry Goldsmith

Producer: Frank McCarthy

Keywords: Drama, Biography, WWII, Nazis

Biopic of the most controversial general in American history, the hotheaded, arrogant, unpredictable yet unmistakably brilliant George S. Patton; his passion is for war and not ideology. Won seven Oscars including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (turned down by George C. Scott), and Best Screenplay; received three additional nominations including Best Cinematography and Best Original Score.

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Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Michael Bates	Actor	4-Dec-1920	11-Jan-1978	A Clockwork Orange
Edward Binns	Actor	12-Sep-1916	4-Dec-1990	12 Angry Men
Tim Considine	Actor	31-Dec-1940		My Three Sons
Frank Latimore	Actor	28-Sep-1925	29-Nov-1998	Shock
Karl Malden	Actor	22-Mar-1912	1-Jul-2009	Streets of San Francisco
Morgan Paull	Actor	15-Dec-1944	17-Jul-2012	Blade Runner
George C. Scott	Actor	18-Oct-1927	22-Sep-1999	Patton
Douglas Wilmer	Actor	8-Jan-1920	31-Mar-2016	Sherlock Holmes
Stephen Young	Actor	19-May-1939		Ben Caldwell on Judd for the Defense

CAST

George C. Scott	...   Gen. George S. Patton, Jr.
Karl Malden	...   Gen. Omar N. Bradley
co-starring
Michael Bates	...   Field Marshal Sir Bernard Law Montgomery
Edward Binns	...   Maj. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith
Lawrence Dobkin	...   Col. Gaston Bell
John Doucette	...   Maj. Gen. Lucian K. Truscott
James Edwards	...   Sgt. William George Meeks
Frank Latimore	...   Lt. Col. Henry Davenport
Richard Muench	...   Col. Gen. Alfred Jodl
Morgan Paull	...   Capt. Richard N. Jenson
Siegfried Rauch	...   Capt. Oskar Steiger
Paul Stevens	...   Lt. Col. Charles R. Codman
Michael Strong	...   Brig. Gen. Hobart Carver
Karl Michael Vogler	...   Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
Stephen Young	...   Capt. Chester B. Hansen
with
Abraxas Aaran	...   Willy
Peter Barkworth	...   Col. John Welkin
John Barrie	...   Air Vice-Marshal Sir Arthur Coningham
David Bauer	...   Lt. Gen. Harry Buford
Tim Considine	...   Soldier Who Gets Slapped
Albert Dumortier	...   Moroccan Minister
Gerald Flood	...   Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder
Jack Gwillim	...   Gen. Sir Harold Alexander
David Healy	...   Clergyman
Bill Hickman	...   Gen. Patton's Driver
Sandy Kevin	...   Correspondent
Cary Loftin	...   Gen. Bradley's Driver
Alan MacNaughtan	...   British Briefing Officer
Lionel Murton	...   Third Army Chaplain
Clint Ritchie	...   Tank Captain
Douglas Wilmer	...   Maj. Gen. Francis de Guingand
Patrick J. Zurica	...   1st Lt. Alexander Stiller

REVIEWS

Review by Dave Meloche (posted on 26-Mar-2005)

I remember old "blood & Guts" from WWII and he was always my "hero".

The movie traces his taking command of the Army in Africa, after the debacle of Kasserine Pass, where the German General Erwin Rommel convincingly beat the American Army in the first encounter between the Allied troops and the Wermacht.

The movie is a rather accurate portrayal of Patton by George C. Scott.

Scott did such a convincing portrayal of Patton, I cannot conceive another actor playing that role with any of George's credibility.

If you are a Patton fan, you owe it to yourself to watch this movie.

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