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.

A dramatization of the experiences of General George S. Patton during World War II.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Goldsmith, Jerry (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Other Authors: Schaffner, Franklin J. (Director)
McCarthy, Frank, 1912-1986 (Producer)
Coppola, Francis Ford, 1939- (Screenwriter)
North, Edmund H., 1911-1990 (Screenwriter)
Scott, George C., 1927-1999 (Actor)
Malden, Karl (Actor)
Bates, Michael, 1920-1978 (Actor)
Farago, Ladislas
Bradley, Omar Nelson, 1893-1981
Language:English
Spanish
French
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
Soundtrack in English and German with English subtitles, dubbed Spanish or French; optional subtitles in English or Spanish; closed-captioned.
Published: Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2006]
Series:Cinema classics collection.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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Genre:
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (171 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
A dramatization of the experiences of General George S. Patton during World War II.
Note:Based on the factual material from "Patton: Ordeal and Triumph" by Ladislas Farago and "A Soldier's Story" by Omar N. Bradley.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1970.
Special features: disc 1: video introduction (5 min.) & commentary track by Francis Ford Coppola; disc 2: Patton: A rebel revisited, from History Through the Lens (90 mins.); Patton's Ghost Corps (47 mins.); The making of Patton (50 mins.); Production still gallery, accompanied by Jerry Goldsmith's complete score in stereo (37 mins.); Behind-the-scenes stills gallery with audio essay (54 mins.); theatrical trailer.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CO8 D0065884 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: PG.
Awards:Academy awards, 1971: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Scott), Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Picture, Best Sound, Best Writing.
Credits:Director of photography, Fred Koenekamp ; editor, Hugh S. Fowler ; music, Jerry Goldsmith.
System Details:DVD, NTSC; region 1; Dolby 5.1 surround or Dolby surround in English; mono. in Spanish or French; anamorphic widescreen (2.20:1) presentation.
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.