Patton

Patton

  • Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
  • Writer: Francis Ford Coppola,Edmund H. North,Ladislas Fara
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English, German, French, Russian, Arabic, Italian
  • Release date: April 2, 1970
  • Aspect ratio: 2.20 : 1
  • Also known as: A Salute to a Rebel
  • "PATTON" is a historical film produced by the 20th Century Fox Film Company in 1970. The film is directed by Franklin James Schaffner and starred by George C. Scott, Karl Malden and Buddha . 
    The film mainly introduces the story of the British and American Allied forces in North Africa in 1943 when the German forces led by Marshal Rommel nicknamed " Desert Fox " counterattacked and launched a large-scale battle. As a result, the U.S. forces suffered a crushing defeat and fell into trouble.
    The film was released in 1970 and won 7 awards including best picture, best screenplay, and best director at the 43rd Oscar.

    Details

    • Release date April 2, 1970
    • Filming locations Cabo de Gata, Almería, Andalucía, Spain
    • Production companies Twentieth Century Fox

    Box office

    Budget

    $12,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $61,749,765

    Gross worldwide

    $61,749,765

    Movie reviews

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    • By Alayna 2022-04-22 07:01:27

      old movies of the 70's

      I can't believe it, I watched an old movie in two nights.
      When I first started watching it, I thought it was an epic blockbuster similar to Private Ryan. It was a bit wrong to watch it. I felt that there were problems with the picture and recording. Since I can see the problem, then there should be a problem with this film. Looking online, it turned out to be a movie from the 1970s, and it suddenly felt different. In such a long-term movie, I would like to see what kind of doorway is in...

    • By Monserrat 2022-04-22 07:01:27

      may world peace

      It was a pity that the 3-hour film was divided into several parts due to time constraints. It should be more shocking after one pull, Mr. Barton's life is legendary. I wonder if such an excellent general really existed during the second station period, or was it a fusion of military traces and personalities of many generals?
            There are very few scenes of war that really show in the film, most of which are various games of the generals on the march, open and secret battles. The...

    • By Clare 2022-04-22 07:01:27

      Self-esteem in the African battlefield of the US military in World War II

      When a soldier wins a battle, it is not by him that he sacrifices for the country, but he must let all the enemies die. Americans are inherently aggressive, and true Americans love their competition. Americans love winners and cannot tolerate losers. Americans just want to win. That's why Americans will never lose, and never lose a war. We must always move forward bravely, instead of holding our positions, let the enemy do it. We're going to hold our enemies by the nose, kick them in the ass,...

    • By Kris 2022-04-22 07:01:27

      General Patton's perspective

      I just watched it, I was surprised that such a film could also be selected for the Oscars, but then I think about it, it's not surprising that this kind of thing that expresses American personal heroism wins the Oscar, it's just a matter of cultural differences between the East and the West, in my opinion The image of Lai Barton is far less tall than the film itself wants to show.

      According to my understanding, the image of Barton rendered in the film should be like this: First of...

    • By Jesse 2022-04-22 07:01:27

      No need to care about artistic expression in American creations

      Barton's figure lingering in his mind can't be shaken, he is indeed a legendary person. The maverick style, especially the perseverance, must be an accomplished person even if he is not at war. Although the times create heroes, this person must be extraordinary in any era. A dramatic life, what would this man have done in the rest of his life if he hadn't died in his last car accident? He's not a marshal, he's a general, he's not a politician, he's a soldier.

      Regardless of the...

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    • By Darron 2023-09-22 11:19:49

      Thousands of years of history are shameless, and when this idealist living in the past encounters reality, he can only be shattered to pieces. For example, Julian. Hope without me. 20181209 The second brush, there are occasional good sentences, but I don't believe such a general's character is so simple. From this, we can already see the bad problems of later biopics - I can't wait to raise the protagonist infinitely, and others are completely dispensable....

    • By Rylan 2023-08-01 11:18:32

      Patton was born for war, with 100% purity. But war and politics are linked and cannot be...

    • By Murray 2023-07-12 19:51:32

      The ancient fighter lost in World War II is a rock star in this...

    • By Dariana 2023-06-12 07:20:32

      The film is nearly three hours long, with an intermission in between. An old man who loves war, a general who is full of foul-mouthed words, and who hates cowards, represents the consistent attitude of the US military. The screenwriter is the famous...

    • By Loyce 2023-06-08 02:39:08

      It seems like a simple biography, but it can reflect one army, one country and one era. The only thing that I can only read now is that the only thing I can read now is that no matter at that time or now, the iron-blooded soldiers who dare to speak and act are not as popular as the politicians who are...

    Movie plot

    In North Africa in 1943, the Anglo-American allies were nicknamed "Desert Fox" and the German army led by Marshal Rommel counterattacked and launched a large-scale battle. As a result, the American army was defeated. Got into trouble. In order to reverse the situation on the battlefield and rejuvenate the US military, the US authorities sent George Patton to the Second Army as the commander, and the talented Major Bradley would be his...
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    Tidbits

    George Scott won the Oscar for Best Actor and shocked the world by refusing to accept the award. He believes that the competition between actors is unfair and calls it the "Meat Parade." On the other hand, he has reservations about the controversial figure of Patton.
    Producer Frank McCarthy is a retired brigadier general who served in General George C. Marshall in World War II. In order to make a film about Patton, he prepared for 20...
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    Anachronism: A 1948 Packard parked in front of the helicopter.
    Anachronism: Post-war tanks are used in major war scenes in North Africa. The German army used the M48 tank (1953), and the US army used the M47 (1952). Interestingly, the latter was named "Patton 1" (Patton 1).
    Error found: In a scene after Patton’s speech, a child tried to steal the ring of a dead soldier. When he left, some scorpions could be seen crawling onto the...
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    Creative background

    "PATTON" is an American director Franklin Schaffner's 1970 military biographical film based on real people, based on "Paton: Tribulation and Victory" by Disras Farago and Omar N. Created by the contents of the two books "A Soldier's Story" by Bradley. The screenwriter was Francis Coppola, who was only 30 years old at the time. He won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for this film, and he became even more successful. The director...
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    Shooting process

    Producer Frank McCarthy is a retired brigadier general who served in General George C. Marshall in World War II. In order to make a film about Patton, he prepared for 20 years.
    Most of the lines in the opening speech were really quoted from George Button. But these words are not what he made in one speech, but a comprehensive version of his many speeches. George Scott felt that he did not fully grasp the character of the character...
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    Post-production

    "PATTON" uses advanced widescreen technology in its photography to make the film's picture look quite beautiful. Many huge scenes are shot clearly and focused. Among them, the battle in the desert and the scene of Patton crossing France in the middle of winter are particularly impressive. The war scenes in the film are magnificent: in the deserts of North Africa, there are gravel and rugged rocks; the grassland covered in silver, the...
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    Evaluation action

    The film is an epic biographical film that tells the life experience of Patton. The beautiful scenery of nature and the atmosphere of war in the film are intertwined into pictures with strong visual impact.
    I don’t know if the film conveys a kind of pessimism, but Patton’s romanticism, his little big mouth, and even his cynicism about the world and politics, are the same as his retroist feelings and never belong to the 20th century. A...
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    Movie quotes

    • Patton: In about fifteen minutes, we're going to start turning these boys into fanatics - razors. They'll lose their fear of the Germans. I only hope to God they never lose their fear of me.

    • Soldier: Where ya goin', General?

      Patton: Berlin! I'm going to personally shoot that paper-hangin' son of a bitch!

    • Patton: What's the matter with you?

      Soldier Who Gets Slapped: I... I guess I... I can't take it sir.

      Patton: What did you say?

      Soldier Who Gets Slapped: It's my nerves, sir. I... I... I just can't stand the shelling anymore.

      Patton: Your *nerves*? Well, hell, you're just a God-damned coward.

      [Soldier starts sniveling]

      Patton: [Slaps him, once forehanded, then backhanded on the rebound]

      Patton: Shut up! I won't have a yellow bastard sitting here *crying* in front of these brave men who have been wounded in battle!

      [Soldier snivels some more, and Patton swings a vicious forehand slap, knocking his helmet away]

      Patton: *Shut up!*

      [to the doctors]

      Patton: Don't admit this yellow bastard. There's nothing wrong with him. I won't have sons-of-bitches who are afraid to fight *stinking up this place of honor!*

      [to soldier]

      Patton: You're going back to the front, my friend. You may get shot, and you may get killed, but you're going up to the fighting. Either that, or I'm going to stand you up in front of a firing squad. I ought to shoot you myself, you god-damned... bastard! Get him out of here!

      [pulls his service automatic. At that, the doctors leap forward and hustle the soldier out of the tent. Patton keeps shouting at the soldier's back]

      Patton: Take him up to the front! You hear me? You God-damned coward!

      [Takes deep breath]

      Patton: I won't have cowards in my army.