Patton [videorecording] / Twentieth Century Fox presents a Frank McCarthy-Franklin J. Schaffner production ; screen story and screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola and Edmund H. North ; produced by Frank McCarthy ; directed by Franklin J. Schaffner.
Other Titles: Patton.
Soldier's story.
Publisher: Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2006]
Description: 2 videodiscs (171 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Series: Cinema classics collection
Subject: Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1885-1945 Drama.
Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1885-1945 Drama.
Generals United States Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Africa, North.
World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Western Front.
Generals United States Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Biographical films.
War films.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Feature films United States. local
Credits: Director of photography, Fred Koenekamp ; editor, Hugh S. Fowler ; music, Jerry Goldsmith.
Performers: George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Michael Bates, Edward Binns, Lawrence Dobkin, John Doucette, James Edwards, Frank Latimore, Richard Muench, Morgan Paull, Siegfried Rauch, Paul Stevens, Michael Strong, Karl Michael Vogler, Stephen Young.
Target Audience: MPAA rating: PG.
Notes: Soundtrack in English and German with English subtitles, dubbed Spanish or French; optional subtitles in English or Spanish; Closed-captioned.
Based on the factual material from "Patton: Ordeal and Triumph" by Ladislas Farago and "A Soldier's Story" by Omar N. Bradley.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1970.
Special features: disc 1: video introduction & commentary track by Francis Ford Coppola; disc 2: Patton: A rebel revisited, from History Through the Lens (90 mins.); Patton's Ghost Corps (46 mins.); The making of Patton (50 mins.); Production still gallery, accompanied by Jerry Goldsmith's complete score in stereo (36 mins.); Behind-the-scenes stills gallery with audio essay (53 mins.); theatrical trailer.
Academy awards, 1971: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Scott), Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Picture, Best Sound, Best Writing.
Contents: Special features: disc 1. Anamorphic widescreen version -- All new introduction by Francis Ford Coppola ; All new audio commentary by Francis Ford Coppola -- Language: English 5.0 Dolby surround ; English Dolby surround ; Spanish mono ; French mono -- Subtitles: English, Spanish. disc 2. "History through the lens: Patton, a rebel revisited" documentary -- "Pattons Ghost Corps" all-new documentary -- "The making of Patton" documentary -- Production still gallery accompanied by Jerry Goldsmith's complete musical score -- Behind the scenes still gallery accompanied by audio essay on the historical Patton -- Original theatrical trailer.
Summary: A dramatization of the experiences of General George S. Patton during World War II.
