1970 · 2h 52m · Biography, Drama, War
Patton
Directed byFranklin J. Schaffner
IMDb
7.9
114K votes
Metacritic
86
critics
Rotten Tomatoes
92%
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Box office
$61.8M
4.9x its $12.6M budget
Released Apr 2, 1970 by 20th Century Studios
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Critics (Metacritic)86
Audience (IMDb x 10)79
Critics liked it more than audiences did, by 7 points.
Top billed
Cast
- George C. ScottGeneral George S. Patton Jr.
- Karl MaldenGeneral Omar N. Bradley
- Stephen YoungCaptain Chester B. Hansen
- Michael StrongBrigadier General Hobart Carver
- Carey LoftinGeneral Bradley's Driver
- Albert DumortierMoroccan Minister
- Frank LatimoreLieutenant Colonel Henry Davenport
- Morgan PaullCaptain Richard N. Jenson
- Karl Michael VoglerField Marshal Erwin Rommel
- Bill HickmanGeneral Patton's Driver
Crew
- Director
- Franklin J. Schaffner
- Music
- Jerry Goldsmith
- Cinematography
- Fred J. Koenekamp
- Editing
- Hugh S. Fowler
- Producers
- Frank McCarthy
10 nominations, 7 wins
Awards record
- WonBest Actor · Academy Awards 1971George C. Scott
- WonBest Production Design · Academy Awards 1971Art Direction: Urie McCleary, Gil Parrondo; Set Decoration: Antonio Mateos, Pierre-Louis Thevenet
- NominatedBest Cinematography · Academy Awards 1971Fred Koenekamp
- NominatedBest Visual Effects · Academy Awards 1971Alex Weldon
- WonBest Picture · Academy Awards 1971Frank McCarthy, Producer
- WonBest Director · Academy Awards 1971Franklin J. Schaffner
- WonBest Film Editing · Academy Awards 1971Hugh S. Fowler
- NominatedBest Original Score · Academy Awards 1971Jerry Goldsmith
- WonBest Original Screenplay · Academy Awards 1971Francis Ford Coppola, Edmund H. North
- WonBest Sound · Academy Awards 1971Douglas Williams, Don Bassman
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