The life and times of America's most famous modern general, George Patton (George C. Scott), are recreated in this screen biography which focuses on Patton's controversial exploits during the Second World War, where he eventually gave up command of the Seventh Army after slapping a soldier and accusing him of being a coward - Patton was highly successful in his campaigns over North Africa, Sicily and parts of Europe. Scott won an Oscar for his performance but didn't accept it, and the film won a further six Academy Awards.
Actor: Tim Consedine
Actor: Karl Michael Vogler
Cinematographer: Fred J. Koenekamp
Producer: Frank McCarthy
Actor: Karl Malden
Actor: George C. Scott
Actor: Michael Strong
Actor: Frank Latimore
Actor: James Edwards
Actor: Lawrence Dobkin
Actor: Michael Bates
Music: Jerry Goldsmith
Writer: Francis Ford Coppola
Writer: Edmund H. North
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Actor: Stephen Young