The biographical war epic against which all others are measured. George C. Scott brilliantly portrays US General George S. Patton, the controversial, hard-driving and hot-tempered military leader throughout World War II, from the campaign in North Africa to the fall of the Third Reich. Winner of 7 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor (Scott, who famously refused the award), Best Director (Franklin J. Schaffner), and Best Original Screenplay (Francis Ford Coppola and Edmund H. North).
“The epic American war movie that Hollywood has always wanted to make but never had the guts to do before.” – Vincent Canby, New York Times
