Patton / Twentieth Century Fox presents a Frank McCarthy-Franklin J. Schaffner production ; screen story and screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola and Edmund H. North ; produced by Frank McCarthy ; directed by Franklin J. Schaffner.

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Story of General Patton in World War II whose military brilliance was balanced by his inability to deal with the social and political aspects of war, causing him difficulties in his dealings with the War Department.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Fox war classics. Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Main Author:	Goldsmith, Jerry (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Other Authors:	Schaffner, Franklin J. McCarthy, Frank, 1912-1986 Coppola, Francis Ford, 1939- North, Edmund H., 1911-1990 Scott, George C., 1927-1999 Malden, Karl Bates, Michael, 1920-1978 (Actor) Young, Stephen, 1939- (Actor) Binns, Edward, 1916-1990 (Actor) Dobkin, Lawrence (Actor) Doucette, John, 1921-1994 (Actor) Edwards, James, 1918-1970 (Actor) Latimore, Frank, 1925-1998 (Actor) Munch, Richard (Actor) Paull, Morgan (Actor) Rauch, Siegfried, 1932-2018 (Actor) Stevens, Paul, 1921-1986 (Actor) Strong, Michael, 1918-1980 (Actor) Vogler, Karl Michael, 1928-2009 (Actor) Koenekamp, Fred J., 1922-2017 (Cinematographer) Fowler, Hugh S., 1912-1975 (Film editor) Province, Charles M. Farago, Ladislas Bradley, Omar Nelson, 1893-1981
Language:	English French Spanish
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	In English (5.1 Dolby surround) or French (mono) with optional subtitles in English or Spanish ; closed captioned.
Published:	Beverly Hills, CA : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2001], ©2001.
Series:	Fox war classics. Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Patton, George S. > (George Smith), > 1885-1945 > Drama. Generals > United States > Biography > Drama. World War, 1939-1945 > Drama. Feature films. War films. Biographical films. Films for the hearing impaired. Feature films > United States.
Genre:	Drama. Biography Feature films. War films. Biographical films. Films for the hearing impaired. Feature films
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (171 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

Description
Summary:	Story of General Patton in World War II whose military brilliance was balanced by his inability to deal with the social and political aspects of war, causing him difficulties in his dealings with the War Department.
Note:	"Based on the factual material from 'Patton: ordeal and triumph' by Ladislas Farago and 'A soldier's story' by Omar N. Bradley."--Container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1970. Special features include: Interactive menus ; scene selection ; audio essay on the life of George Patton by Charles M. Province ; original theatrical trailer ; Tora! Tora! Tora! trailer ; Longest Day trailer. Videorecording.
Call Number:	AF7 D0004713 VideoDVD
Audience:	MPAA rating: PG ; Canadian Home Video rating: 14A.
Awards:	Academy Awards, 1970: Best Picture ; Best Director; Best Actor (Scott) ; Best Art Direction-Set Decoration ; Best Film Editing ; Best Sound ; Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Published or Produced; awards from 7 other organizations.
Credits:	Music by Jerry Goldsmith ; directed by Franklin J. Schaffner ; produced by Frank McCarthy ; screen story and screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola and Edmund H. North ; director of photography, Fred Koenekamp ; editor, film editor, Hugh S. Fowler.
System Details:	DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; anamorphic widescreen format (aspect ratio 2.35:1).
Cast:	George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Michael Bates, Edward Binns, Lawrence Dobkin, John Doucette, James Edwards, Frank Latimore, Richard Muench, Morgan Paull, Siegfried Rauch, Paul Stevens, Michael Strong, Karl Michael Vogler, Stephen Young.