"Guild of America selected Francis Ford Coppola and Edmund North's adapted screenplay as the 94th best screenplay of all time. American Film Institute Lists A made-for-television sequel, ""The Last Days of Patton"", was produced in 1986. Scott reprised his title role. The film was based on Patton's final weeks after being mortally injured in a car accident, with flashbacks of Patton's life. Patton (film) Patton is a 1970 American epic biographical war film about U.S. General George S. Patton during World War II. It stars George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Michael Bates and Karl Michael Vogler. It was directed by"
"film at the UK box office in 1969. Steiger was offered the title role in ""Patton"" (1970), but turned it down because he did not want to glorify war. The role was then given to George C. Scott, who won the Best Actor Oscar for his performance. Steiger called this refusal his ""dumbest career move"", remarking, ""I got on my high horse. I thought I was a pacifist."" Instead, he chose to portray Napoleon Bonaparte opposite Christopher Plummer in Sergei Bondarchuk's ""Waterloo"" (1970), a co-production between the Soviet Union and Italy. One commentator wrote: ""I watched with extraordinary respect, no,"
"George C. Scott George Campbell Scott (October 18, 1927 – September 22, 1999) was an American stage and film actor, director, and producer. He was best known for his stage work, as well as his portrayal of General George S. Patton in the film ""Patton"", as General Buck Turgidson in Stanley Kubrick's ""Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb"", and as Ebenezer Scrooge in Clive Donner's 1984 film ""A Christmas Carol"". He was the first actor to refuse the Academy Award for Best Actor (for ""Patton"" in 1970), having warned the Academy of Motion"
"The group included Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Brian De Palma, Terrence Malick, Robert Altman, Woody Allen, William Friedkin, Philip Kaufman and George Lucas. Coppola co-wrote the script for ""Patton"" in 1970 along with Edmund H. North. This earned him his first Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. However, it was not easy for Coppola to convince Franklin J. Schaffner that the opening scene would work. Coppola later revealed in an interview: ""When the title role was offered to George C. Scott, he remembered having read Coppola's screenplay earlier. He stated flatly that he would accept the part only if they"
"the 1970 film ""Patton"". Scott's iconic depiction of Patton earned him an Academy Award for Best Actor, and it was instrumental in bringing Patton into popular culture as a folk hero. He would reprise the role in 1986 in the made-for-television film ""The Last Days of Patton"". Other actors who have portrayed Patton include Stephen McNally in the 1957 episode ""The Patton Prayer"" of the ABC religion anthology series, ""Crossroads"", John Larch in the 1963 film ""Miracle of the White Stallions"", Kirk Douglas in the 1966 film ""Is Paris Burning?"", George Kennedy in the 1978 film ""Brass Target"", Darren McGavin"
"including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. Scott won Best Actor for his portrayal of General Patton, but declined to accept the award. 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"". The Academy Film Archive preserved ""Patton"" in 2003. General George S. Patton addresses an unseen audience of"
"had once had. I was disgusted with the world — a world in which civilians acted as though there hadn't been a worldwide holocaust. After his lead role in the radio serial ""Captain Starr of Space"" (1953–54), he entered films in 1954. He usually appeared in westerns (""How The West Was Won"", 1962) and action films, including ""Miracle of the White Stallions"" as General George S. Patton Jr. (1963), the television film ""Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur"" as General Omar Bradley (1976), replacing James Gregory as Mac in the Matt Helm movie ""The Wrecking Crew"" (1969) starring Dean Martin, Sharon"
"general's wartime exploits. The opening of the movie saw actor George C. Scott, as Patton, delivering a toned-down version of the speech before an enormous American flag. It began with a version of Patton's ""No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country ..."" quote. Scott's iteration omitted much of the middle of the speech relating to Patton's anecdotes about Sicily and Libya, as well as his remarks about the importance of every soldier to the war effort. In contrast to Patton's humorous approach, Scott delivered the speech in an entirely serious, low and gruff tone. Still, Scott's"
"Harry Morgan Harry Morgan (born Harry Bratsberg; April 10, 1915 – December 7, 2011) was an American actor and director whose television and film career spanned six decades. Morgan's major roles included Pete Porter in both ""December Bride"" (1954–1959) and ""Pete and Gladys"" (1960–1962); Officer Bill Gannon on ""Dragnet"" (1967–1970); Amos Coogan on ""Hec Ramsey"" (1972–1974); and his starring role as Colonel Sherman T. Potter in ""M*A*S*H"" (1975–1983) and ""AfterMASH"" (1983–1984). Morgan appeared in more than 100 films. Morgan was born Harry Bratsberg in Detroit, the son of Hannah and Henry Bratsberg. His parents were of Swedish and Norwegian ancestry."
"glory-seeking buffoon...Patton in the flesh was an enigma. He so stays in the film...Napoleon once said that the art of the general is not strategy but knowing how to mold human nature...Maybe that is all producer Frank McCarthy and Gen. Bradley, his chief advisor, are trying to say."" While Bradley knew Patton personally, it was also well known that the two men were polar opposites in personality, and that Bradley despised Patton both personally and professionally, though in the film they're portrayed as close friends. Bradley's role in the film remains controversial to this day. In 1971 Bradley was the"
"Eventually, the Patton family was approached by the producers for help in making the film. The filmmakers desired access to Patton's diaries, as well as input from family members. However, the producers contacted the family the day after Beatrice Ayer Patton, the general's widow, was buried, and the family refused to provide any assistance to the film's producers. In the end, screenwriters Francis Ford Coppola and Edmund H. North wrote the script based largely on Ladislas Farago's biography ""Patton: Ordeal and Triumph,"" and on ""A Soldier's Story,"" the autobiography of General of the Army Omar Bradley (who features prominently in"
"image. Patton's great oratory skill is seen as integral to his ability to inspire troops under his command. Historian Terry Brighton concluded that Patton was ""arrogant, publicity-seeking and personally flawed, but ... among the greatest generals of the war"". Patton's impact on armored warfare and leadership were substantial, with the U.S. Army's adopting many of Patton's aggressive strategies for its training programs following his death. Many military officers claim inspiration from his legacy. The first American tank designed after the war became the M46 Patton. Several actors have portrayed Patton on screen, the most famous being George C. Scott in"
"""Decision Before Dawn"", a spy picture that McCarthy produced with Anatole Litvak was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. He later produced ""Sailor of the King"" (1953) and ""A Guide for the Married Man"" (1967). McCarthy spent nearly twenty years working on a biographical film of General George S. Patton. This film, ""Patton"" (1970) was directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starred George C. Scott as Patton. In 1971, at the 43rd Academy Awards, ""Patton"" won the Academy Award for Best Picture (with McCarthy, as the film's producer, accepting the award); Schaffner won the Academy Award for Best"
"men. Some historians have acclaimed the oration as one of the greatest motivational speeches of all time. An abbreviated and less profane version of the speech became iconic thanks to the 1970 movie ""Patton"", where it was performed by the actor George C. Scott while standing before an enormous American flag. The performance was instrumental in bringing Patton into popular culture and transforming him into a folk hero. In June 1944, Lieutenant General George S. Patton was given command of the Third United States Army, a field army which was newly arrived in the United Kingdom and which was composed"
"Frank McCarthy (producer) Frank McCarthy (June 8, 1912 – December 1, 1986) was the secretary of the General Staff of the United States Department of War during World War II; briefly United States Assistant Secretary of State for Administration in 1945; and later a distinguished film producer, whose production ""Patton"" won the 1970 Academy Award for Best Picture. Frank McCarthy was born near Richmond, Virginia on June 8, 1912. He attended the Virginia Military Institute, graduating in 1933. After graduating from the Virginia Military Institute, McCarthy worked as a reporter for the ""Richmond News Leader"". He then moved to New"
"both Patton and Bradley, stated, ""The Bradley name gets heavy billing on a picture of [a] comrade that, while not caricature, is the likeness of a victorious, glory-seeking buffoon... Patton in the flesh was an enigma. He so stays in the film... Napoleon once said that the art of the general is not strategy but knowing how to mold human nature... Maybe that is all producer Frank McCarthy and Gen. Bradley, his chief advisor, are trying to say."" The film opens with Scott's rendering of Patton's speech to the Third Army, set against a huge American flag. Coppola and North"
"ran for 1,097 performances. Nichols directed. He also did a TV movie ""Mirror, Mirror Off the Wall"" (1969). Scott portrayed George S. Patton in the 1970 film ""Patton"" and researched extensively for the role, studying films of the general and talking to those who knew him. Scott refused the Oscar nomination for ""Patton"", just as he had done for his 1962 nomination for """"The Hustler"""", but won the award anyway. In a letter to the Motion Picture Academy, he stated that he did not feel himself to be in competition with other actors. However, regarding this second rejection of the"
"stars was frequently seen driving through Pasadena streets with a police motorcycle escort to the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day), and was prominent at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas, and the Independence Bowl in Shreveport, Louisiana in later years. Bradley also served as a member of President Lyndon Johnson's Wise Men, a high-level advisory group considering policy for the Vietnam War in 1967–68. Bradley was a hawk and recommended against withdrawal from Vietnam. In 1970, Bradley served as a consultant for the film ""Patton"", though the extent of his participation is largely unknown. Screenwriters Francis Ford Coppola"
"lay beneath the surface. And, of course, he chose the right actor. Karl Malden's Bradley is neatly observed and the German players are good, but Scott's performance rightly dwarfs all the rest."" Online film critic James Berardinelli has called ""Patton"" his favorite film of all time and ""to this day one of Hollywood's most compelling biographical war pictures."" According to Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein's book ""The Final Days"", it was also Richard Nixon's favorite film. He screened it several times at the White House and during a cruise on the Presidential yacht. Before the 1972 Nixon visit to China,"
"Bratton remained with the Intelligence Division until assigned to George S. Patton's Third Army as Headquarters Commandant, a role he undertook all throughout the subsequent liberation of Europe. In the 1970 movie ""Tora! Tora! Tora!"" he was played by E.G. Marshall. The film shows him being summoned by Naval Intelligence Lieutenant Commander Alwin Kramer, (played by Wesley Addy). We see Bratton reading a Japanese transcription, nicknamed ""Magic"", as it comes out of the decryption machine, codenamed ""Purple"". Later on in the film, because of the incoming messages, Bratton becomes convinced that the Japanese are about to attack Pearl Harbor, though"
"Bob Gunton Robert Patrick Gunton Jr. (born November 15, 1945) is an American actor. He is known for playing strict, authoritarian characters, with his best known roles as Warden Samuel Norton in the 1994 prison film ""The Shawshank Redemption"", Chief George Earle in 1993's ""Demolition Man"", Dr. Walcott, the domineering dean of Virginia Medical School in ""Patch Adams"", and President Juan Peron in the original Broadway production of ""Evita"", for which he received a Tony Award nomination. He also appears in the ""Daredevil"" TV series as Leland Owlsley. Gunton was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of Rose Marie"
"Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai watched this film in preparation for his meeting with Nixon. Review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes reported that 95% of critics gave the film a positive review based on 44 reviews, with an average score of 8.4/10. Rotten Tomatoes summarizes the critical consensus as, ""George C. Scott's sympathetic, unflinching portrayal of the titular general in this sprawling epic is as definitive as any performance in the history of American biopics."" In 1971, Scott's performance won him an Academy Award for Best Actor at the 43rd Academy Awards. He famously refused to accept it, citing a dislike of"
"Barton MacLane Barton MacLane (December 25, 1902 – January 1, 1969) was an American actor, playwright, and screenwriter. Although he appeared in many classic films from the 1930s through the 1960s, he became best-known for his role as General Martin Peterson on the 1960s NBC television comedy series ""I Dream of Jeannie"", with Barbara Eden and Larry Hagman. MacLane was born in Columbia, South Carolina, on Christmas Day, 1902. He attended Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, where he excelled at American football. His first movie role, in ""The Quarterback"" (1926), was a result of his athletic ability. He then attended"
"The Pentagon Wars The Pentagon Wars is a 1998 comedy film from HBO, directed by Richard Benjamin and based on the book ""The Pentagon Wars: Reformers Challenge the Old Guard"" by Colonel James G. Burton, USAF (retired). Major General Partridge (Kelsey Grammer) is in charge of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle project, that has been in development for seventeen years at a cost of $14 billion. In an effort to curtail excessive spending by The Pentagon, Congress appoints an outsider, USAF Lieutenant Colonel James Burton (Cary Elwes) to observe the testing of several new weapons in development, including the Bradley. Burton"
"General Omar N. Bradley, US Army (James Remar), Lieutenant General George S. Patton, US Army (Gerald McRaney), General Bernard Montgomery, British Army (Bruce Phillips) and General Charles de Gaulle, Free French (George Shevtsov). The film does not have action sequences, focusing instead on the inner workings of Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force that led to the successful D-Day invasion of World War II. Concentrating on decisions actually made by Eisenhower and the pressures brought to bear on him personally, it includes his personal relationship with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (Ian Mune) and his own Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General"
"Omar Bradley General of the Army Omar Nelson Bradley (February 12, 1893 – April 8, 1981), nicknamed Brad, was a senior officer of the United States Army during and after World War II. Bradley was the first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and oversaw the U.S. military's policy-making in the Korean War. Born in Randolph County, Missouri, Bradley worked as a boilermaker before entering the United States Military Academy at West Point. He graduated from the academy in 1915 alongside Dwight D. Eisenhower as part of ""the class the stars fell on."" During World War I, Bradley guarded"
"The Last Days of Patton The Last Days of Patton is a 1986 American made-for-television film biographical drama film and sequel to the 1970 film ""Patton"", which portrays the last few months of the general's life. George C. Scott reprises the role of General George S. Patton, and Eva Marie Saint portrays Beatrice Patton, the general's wife. It was directed by Delbert Mann. As a result of General George S. Patton's (George C. Scott) decision to use former Nazis to help reconstruct post-World War II Germany (and publicly defending the practice), General Dwight Eisenhower (Richard Dysart) removes him from that"
"I plan to begin a process of making one personal movie after another and if something leads me back to look at that, which I'm sure it might, I'll see what makes sense to me."" Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola (; born April 7, 1939) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and film composer. He was a central figure in the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking. After directing ""The Rain People"" (1969), he co-wrote the 1970 film ""Patton"", earning the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay along with co-writer Edmund H. North. His directorial prominence was cemented with"
"Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, at the age of 74. Frank McCarthy (producer) Frank McCarthy (June 8, 1912 – December 1, 1986) was the secretary of the General Staff of the United States Department of War during World War II; briefly United States Assistant Secretary of State for Administration in 1945; and later a distinguished film producer, whose production ""Patton"" won the 1970 Academy Award for Best Picture. Frank McCarthy was born near Richmond, Virginia on June 8, 1912. He attended the Virginia Military Institute, graduating in 1933. After graduating from the Virginia Military Institute,"
"the film). Bradley served as a consultant for the film though the extent of his influence and input into the final script is largely unknown. While Bradley knew Patton personally, it was also well-known that the two men were polar opposites in personality, and there is evidence to conclude that Bradley despised Patton, both personally and professionally. As the film was made without access to General Patton's diaries, it largely relied upon observations by Bradley and other military contemporaries when they attempted to reconstruct Patton's thoughts and motives. In a review of the film, Brigadier General S.L.A. Marshall, who knew"
"will also be a use value: the benefit to the consumer will be derived from its utility. The exchange value will reflect its utility and the conditions of the market: the prices paid by the television broadcaster or at the box office. Yet, the modern soap operas with their interchangeable plots and formulaic narrative conventions reflect standardized production techniques and the falling value of a mass-produced cultural product. Only rarely is a film released that makes a more positive impression on the general discourse and achieves a higher exchange value, e.g. ""Patton"" (1970), starring George C. Scott as the eponymous"
"time as the President's Secretary of State. Gunton portrays Leland Owlsley in the 2015 TV series ""Daredevil"". Gunton made a guest appearance on in January 2017. Bob Gunton Robert Patrick Gunton Jr. (born November 15, 1945) is an American actor. He is known for playing strict, authoritarian characters, with his best known roles as Warden Samuel Norton in the 1994 prison film ""The Shawshank Redemption"", Chief George Earle in 1993's ""Demolition Man"", Dr. Walcott, the domineering dean of Virginia Medical School in ""Patch Adams"", and President Juan Peron in the original Broadway production of ""Evita"", for which he received a"
"Peter McRobbie Peter McRobbie (born 31 January 1943) is a Scottish-born American character actor, best known for his role as Father Lantom in ""Daredevil"". McRobbie has more than 60 movies and television series to his credit. The movies include ""Spider-Man 2"", ""Find Me Guilty"", ""World Trade Center"", ""16 Blocks"", ""Big"", ""Shaft"", ""Sleepers"", and ""Bullets over Broadway"". He had a recurring role on the TV series """" and the original ""Law & Order"" series. It was on these two shows that McRobbie has played perhaps his most famous role to date, Judge Walter Bradley. In 2000, he played the role of"