Review of Patton (1970) by Aaron O — 21 Apr 2016

WOW......WOW.......WOW......WOW......WOW......BRILLIANT.......SUPERB.....GENIUS.......FANTASTIC........I have just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a great movie 2 watch......its got a great cast of actors/actresses throughout this movie........I think that George c scott (.R.I.P.), karl malden (.R.I.P.), Michael bates (.R.I.P.), Edward binns (.R.I.P.), Lawrence dobkin (.R.I.P.), play good roles/parts throughout this movie......I think that the director of this classics/drama movie had done a fantastic job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie.......I think that this is such an absolutely brilliant war movie 2 watch.......WARNING THIS MOVIE CONTAINS STROBE LIGHTNING EFFECTS THROUGHOUT SOME SCENES THROUGHOUT THIS MOVIE.......

The whole cast is:::

George C. Scott as Major General (later Lieutenant General, then General) George S. Patton. (Rod Steiger had first turned down the role, later admitting that it was the worst decision of his career.).

Karl Malden as Major General (later Lieutenant General, then General) Omar N. Bradley.

Michael Bates as General (later Field Marshal) Bernard Montgomery.

Edward Binns as Lieutenant General (later General) Walter Bedell Smith.

Lawrence Dobkin as Colonel Gaston Bell.

John Doucette as Major General Lucian Truscott.

James Edwards as Sergeant William George Meeks.

Frank Latimore as Lieutenant Colonel Henry Davenport.

Richard Münch as Colonel General Alfred Jodl.

Morgan Paull as Captain Richard N. Jenson.

Siegfried Rauch as Captain (later Major) Oskar Steiger.

Paul Stevens as Lieutenant Colonel (later Colonel) Charles R. Codman.

Michael Strong as Brigadier General Hobart Carver.

Karl Michael Vogler as Field Marshal Erwin Rommel.

Stephen Young as Captain Chester B. Hansen.

Peter Barkworth as Colonel John Welkin.

John Barrie as Air Vice-Marshal (later Air Marshal) Sir Arthur Coningham.

David Bauer as Lieutenant General Harry Buford.

Tim Considine as Private First Class Charles Kuhl.

Albert Dumortier as Moroccan minister (voiced by Paul Frees).

Gerald Flood as Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder.

Jack Gwillim as General (later Field Marshal) Sir Harold Alexander.

David Healy as Clergyman.

Bill Hickman as Patton's driver.

Sandy McPeak as War correspondent (credited as Sandy Kevin).

Cary Loftin as Bradley's driver.

Alan MacNaughtan as British briefing officer.

Lionel Murton as Chaplain James Hugh O'Neill.

Clint Ritchie as Tank captain.

Douglas Wilmer as Major-General Freddie de Guingand.

Patrick J. Zurica as First Lieutenant Alexander Stiller.

Abraxas Aaran as Willy.

Florencio Ararilla as Soldier (uncredited).

Brandon Brady as Lieutenant Young (uncredited).

Charles Dennis as Soldier (uncredited).

Paul Frees as Reporter No. 2 (voice/uncredited).

Dolores Judson as Knutsford Welcome Club Dignitary (uncredited).

Lowell Thomas as Himself-Movietone News Narrator (voice/uncredited).

Man this is such an enjoyable war movie 2 watch, its got a good cast throughout this movie......

The film opens with Scott's rendering of Patton's speech to the Third Army, set against a huge American flag. Coppola and North had to tone down Patton's actual words and statements in the scene, as well as throughout the rest of the film, to avoid an R rating; in the opening monologue, the word "fornicating" replaced "fucking" when he was criticizing The Saturday Evening Post. Also, Scott's gravelly and scratchy voice is the opposite of Patton's high-pitched, nasal and somewhat squeaky voice, a point noted by historian S.L.A. Marshall. However, Marshall also points out that the film contains "too much cursing and obscenity [by Patton]. Patton was not habitually foul-mouthed. He used dirty words when he thought they were needed to impress.".

When Scott learned that the speech would open the film, he refused to do it, as he believed that it would overshadow the rest of his performance. Director Schaffner assured him that it would be shown at the end. The scene was shot in one afternoon at Sevilla Studios in Madrid, with the flag having been painted on the back of the stage wall.

All the medals and decorations shown on Patton's uniform in the monologue are replicas of those actually awarded to Patton. However, the general never wore all of them in public and was in any case not a four-star general at the time he made the famous speeches on which the opening is based. He wore them all on only one occasion, in his backyard in Virginia at the request of his wife, who wanted a picture of him with all his medals. The producers used a copy of this photo to help recreate this "look" for the opening scene.

The film was shot in 65mm Dimension 150 by cinematographer Fred J. Koenekamp and has a music score by Jerry Goldsmith.

Patton won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

The opening monologue, delivered by George C. Scott as General Patton with an enormous American flag behind him, remains an iconic and often quoted image in film. The film was successful, and in 2003, Patton was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant".

Man this is such an amazingly brilliant movie 2 watch with such a brilliant cast throughout this movie.......it is such an enjoyable movie 2 watch with a brilliant cast throughout this movie.......