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Patton (1970)

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Reviews Counted:47

Fresh:13

Rotten:34

Average Rating:1.6/10

Consensus: George C. Scott's sympathetic, unflinching portrayal of the titular general in this sprawling epic is as definitive as any performance in the history of American biopics.

Runtime: 5 hrs 36 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: PATTON is a three-dimensional bronze bust of World War II field general George S. Patton (George C. Scott) who wrote poetry, fired pistols at strafing fighter planes, and loved America with a lofty... PATTON is a three-dimensional bronze bust of World War II field general George S. Patton (George C. Scott) who wrote poetry, fired pistols at strafing fighter planes, and loved America with a lofty and historical zeal. Tracing his personal rivalries with such generals as Rommel and Montgomery, his problematic treatment of his own men, and his nearly runaway contempt for diplomacy, the film triumphs as an enduring portrait of a complex and larger-than-life figure. PATTON was recipient of 10 Academy Award Nominations and winner of eight, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor--Scott, Best (Adapted) Screenplay--Francis Ford Coppola/Edmund H. North. [More]

Starring: George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Stephen Young, Michael Strong

Starring: George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Stephen Young, Michael Strong, Michael Bates, Edward Binns, Lawrence Dobkin, John Doucette, Morgan Paull, Karl Michael Vogler

Director: Franklin J. Schaffner

Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Screenwriter: Francis Ford Coppola, Edmund H. North
Producer: Frank Caffey
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Producer: Frank McCarthy

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05/28/08
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Fusion3600
DVD Authority.com

Here's another catalog title that looks surprisingly good in Hi-Def, and a film that's so wonderful it will probably end up in quite a few home video collections.

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05/24/08
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08/03/07
Exclaim!

Viewers will come away from this set with more information than they probably expected to learn from a DVD, and they will be richer for it.

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06/24/06
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Fox's two-disc Cinema Classics Collection edition (2006) improves upon Patton's earlier DVD editions in both style and content. It's a new transfer (2.20:1, anamorphic) from a 70mm print that's considerably cleaner than the 2001 edition....

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07/25/02
Tony Lai
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For a single disc, it's a well done release from Fox.

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01/13/02
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