Patton (1970)
Overview
"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with Patton's career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Germany and the fall of the Third Reich. Side plots also speak of Patton's numerous faults such his temper and habit towards insubordination.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $12,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $89,800,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 15.707 |
Directed By
Franklin J. Schaffner
Crew
Francis Ford Coppola
Edmund H. North
Frank McCarthy
Michael McLean
Francis Ford Coppola
Edmund H. North
Urie McCleary
Hugh S. Fowler
Jerry Goldsmith
Franklin J. Schaffner
Fred J. Koenekamp
Gil Parrondo
Antonio Mateos
Pierre-Louis Thévenet
Del Acevedo
James Edward
Budd Albright
Stefano Capriati
Carey Loftin
Bill Hickman
Russ Meyer
Ángel Ayuso Garayoa
Kim Kahana
Brian Bilgorri
Emilio Ardura
Frank Caffey
Tadeo Villalba
Theodore Soderberg
José López Rodero
Eduardo García Maroto
Douglas O. Williams
Joe Canutt
L.B. Abbott
Francisco Day
Eli Dunn
Don J. Bassman
Murray Spivack
Art Cruickshank
Jack Senter
Alex Weldon
Arthur Morton
Omar N. Bradley
Ladislas Farago
Michael D. Moore
James Corcoran
Daniel C. Striepeke
TOP CAST
George C. Scott
Gen. George S. Patton Jr.
Stephen Young
Capt. Chester B. Hansen
Frank Latimore
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Davenport
Karl Michael Vogler
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
Karl Malden
Gen. Omar N. Bradley
Michael Strong
Brig. Gen. Hobart Carver
Carey Loftin
General Bradley's driver
Lawrence Dobkin
Colonel Gaston Bell
Albert Dumortier
Moroccan minister
Morgan Paull
Captain Richard N. Jenson
Bill Hickman
General Patton's driver
Pat Zurica
First Lieutenant Alexander Stiller
James Edwards
Sergeant William George Meeks
David Bauer
Lieutenant General Harry Buford
John Barrie
Air Vice-Marshal Sir Arthur Coningham
Richard Münch
Colonel General Alfred Jodl
Siegfried Rauch
Captain Oskar Steiger
Michael Bates
Field Marshal Sir Bernard Law Montgomery
Paul Stevens
Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Codman
Gerald Flood
Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder
Jack Gwillim
General Sir Harold Alexander
Edward Binns
Major General Walter Bedell Smith
Peter Barkworth
Colonel John Welkin
Lionel Murton
Third Army chaplain
David Healy
Clergyman
Sandy McPeak
Correspondent
Douglas Wilmer
Major General Francis de Guingand
John Doucette
Major General Lucian K. Truscott
Tim Considine
Soldier Who Gets Slapped
Abraxas Aaran
Willy
Clint Ritchie
Tank Captain
Alan MacNaughtan
British Briefing Officer
Florencio Amarilla
Soldier (uncredited)
Brandon Brady
Lieutenant Young (uncredited)
Charles Dennis
Soldier (uncredited)
Paul Frees
voice (uncredited)
Dolores Judson
Knustford Welcome Club Dignitary (uncredited)
Hellmut Lange
Major Dorian von Haarenwege (uncredited)
Bruce Rhodewalt
Cynical Wounded Soldier (uncredited)
Lowell Thomas
Himself - Movietone News Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Harry Towb
American GI Cook (uncredited)
Billy Kearns
Officer Callagher (uncredited)
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