Patton
Dir: Franklin J. SchaffnerCast: George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Stephen Young
171mins 1970 US PG English
Patton
Part of Robert's Genre Club
Winner of seven 1970 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor for George C. Scott, Patton is a riveting portrayal of one of the twentieth century's greatest military geniuses. As rebellious as he was brilliant, George Patton was the only general truly feared by the Nazis, yet his own volatile personality was the one enemy he could never defeat.
'The film lays bare the roots of Patton's lust for power in his willingness to sacrifice everything to his vaunting ego, a trait which is mirrored in George C Scott's superb performance' - Phil Hardy, Time Out