Patton (Copy)
(1970)
Stars: George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Stephen Young, Michael Strong, Carey Loftin
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Writer: Ladislas Farago, Omar N. Bradley, Francis Ford Coppola, Edmund H. North
Language: English
Studio: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Duration: 172
Rated: PG
DVD Release: May 2006
"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. Faults which would, eventually, lead to his being relieved as Occupation Commander of Germany.
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 (as Cary Loftin) |
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 |
Pat Zurica | First Lieutenant Alexander Stiller (as Patrick J. Zurica) |
James Edwards | Sergeant William George Meeks |
Lawrence Dobkin | Colonel Gaston Bell |
David Bauer | Lieutenant General Harry Buford |
John Barrie | Air Vice-Marshal Sir Arthur Coningham |
Jerry Goldsmith | Composer |
Fred J. Koenekamp | Cinematographer |
Hugh S. Fowler | Editor |
Francis Ford Coppola | Screenstory |
Edmund H. North | Screenstory |
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Media: Blu-ray
Sound: Dolby Digital 2.1