Patton (1970)
Franklin
J Schaffner's complex study of the "red blooded"
American General was co-written by Francis Coppola and managed at
once to be intimate (the opening speech with Scott posed against a
gigantic American flag) and epic (in the battle sequences).
A critically acclaimed film that won a total of eight 1970
Academy Awards (including Best Picture), Patton is a riveting
portrait of one of the 20th century's greatest military geniuses,
George Patton - The only Allied General truly feared by the
Nazis.
Charismatic and flamboyant, Patton designed his own uniforms,
sported ivory-handled six-shooters, and believed he had been a
warrior in past lives.
He outmanoeuvred Rommel in Africa, and after D-Day led his
troops in an unstoppable campaign across Europe. But he was
rebellious as well as brilliant, and as Patton shows with insight
and poignancy, his own volatile personality was one enemy he could
never defeat.
George C Scott made sour Oscar history when he declined his
Best Actor award for the title role in Patton.
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