Patton (film)

Patton
Patton
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Franklin J. Schaffner
Screenplay by	Francis Ford Coppola; Edmund H. North;
Based on	Patton: Ordeal and Triumph; by Ladislas Farago; A Soldier's Story; by Omar N. Bradley;
Produced by	Frank McCarthy
Starring	George C. Scott; Karl Malden;
Cinematography	Fred J. Koenekamp
Edited by	Hugh Fowler
Music by	Jerry Goldsmith
Color process	Color by Deluxe
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release dates	February 5, 1970 (New York City); April 2, 1970 (United States);
Running time	172 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$12.6 million
Box office	$62.5 million

Patton is a 1970 American epic biographical war film about U.S. General George S. Patton during World War II. It stars George C. Scott as Patton and Karl Malden as General Omar Bradley, and was directed by Franklin J. Schaffner from a script by Francis Ford Coppola and Edmund H. North, who based their screenplay on Patton: Ordeal and Triumph by Ladislas Farago and Bradley's memoir, A Soldier's Story.

Patton won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. Scott also won the Best Actor for his performance, though he declined the award.^[4] The opening monologue, delivered by Scott as General Patton with an enormous American flag behind him, remains an iconic and often quoted image in film. In 2003, Patton was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant". The Academy Film Archive also preserved Patton in 2003.^[5]

^ "Patton". British Board of Film Classification.
^ Solomon, Aubrey (1989). Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History. Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Vol. 20. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 256. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1.
^ "Patton - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
^ TotalFilm. "Review of Patton". Archived from the original on July 5, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2006.
^ "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive. Archived from the original on August 13, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2016.

[1] "Patton". British Board of Film Classification.

[2] Solomon, Aubrey (1989). Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History. Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Vol. 20. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 256. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1.

[NUM-3] "Patton - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved June 1, 2024.

[4] TotalFilm. "Review of Patton". Archived from the original on July 5, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2006.

[5] "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive. Archived from the original on August 13, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2016.

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