| Description |
2 videodiscs (DVD) (164 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in |
| Summary |
A story of the adventures of the World War II American general, George Patton, who defeated Rommel in Africa and sped across Europe with his Third Army after the D-Day invasion |
| Notes |
Based on factual material from: Patton, ordeal and triumph / by Ladislas Farago. A soldier's story / by Omar N. Bradley |
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Originally released as a motion picture: United States, 1970 |
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91710SD |
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Special features: Featurette, documentary "The making of Patton", Jerry Goldsmith's complete musical score, audio essay on the historical Patton |
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Also known as: "Blood and Guts", "Patton a salute to a rebel", "Patton lust for glory" |
| Credits |
Screen story and screenplay, Francis Ford Coppola and Edmund H. North ; producer, Frank McCarthy ; director, Franklin J. Schaffner ; director of photography, Fred Koenekamp ; film editor, Hugh Fowler ; music, Jerry Goldsmith |
| Performer |
Cast: George C. Scott, Karl Malden |
| Audience |
Rated M |
| Notes |
Originally released as a motion picture United States, 1970 |
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DVD 9: dual layer single sided disc ; PAL, Region 4 coded |
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Winner 7 Academy Awards, 1970, including Best picture |
| Subject |
Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1885-1945.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
War films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Author |
McCarthy, Frank, 1912-1986.
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Goldsmith, Jerry.
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Scott, George C., 1927-1999.
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Malden, Karl.
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Coppola, Francis Ford, 1939-
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Schaffner, Franklin J.
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North, Edmund H., 1911-1990.
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Koenekamp, Fred
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Fowler, Hugh S., 1912-1975.
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Farago, Ladislas.
Patton, ordeal and triumph
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Bradley, Omar Nelson, 1893-1981.
Soldier's story
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
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