FILM

Patton

The World War II phase of the career of the controversial American general, George S. Patton.<br />
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Patton
Released:
April 02, 1970

Cast:

George C. Scott
Karl Malden
Michael Bates
Karl Michael Vogler

Director:
Franklin J. Schaffner

Producer:
Frank McCarthy

Written by:
Francis Ford Coppola, Edmund H. North

Distributor:
20th Century Fox

Budget:
12.6 million

Box Office:
61.8 million

Awards:

Academy Award for Best Picture
Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (George C. Scott)
Academy Award for Best Director (Franklin J. Schaffner)
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay (Francis Ford Coppola, Edmund H. North)
Academy Award for Best Editing
Academy Award for Best Sound (Douglas Williams, Don Bassman)
Academy Award for Best Art Direction (Urie McCleary, Gil Parrondo, Antonio Mateos, Pierre-Louis Thévenet)
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Original Score



Rotten Tomatoes Score:
95 percent