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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Profanity, War Violence Movie Release: 1970 DVD Release: 11/07/2000 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 2 Number of Discs: 2 Run Time: 2 hrs 51 mins Studio: 20th Century Fox Members Wishing: 0 Genres: Epic, War, Biopic [feature], War Epic See Also: Patton, Patton, Patton [Blu-ray], Patton, Patton

In 1943 North Africa, George Patton (George C. Scott) assumes command of (and instills some much-needed discipline in) the American forces. Engaged in battle against Germany's Field Marshal Rommel (Karl Michael Vogler), Patton drives back "The Desert Fox" by using the German's own tactics. Promoted to Lieutenant General, Patton is sent to Sicily, where he engages in a personal war of egos with British Field Marshal Montgomery (Michael Bates). Performing brilliantly in Italy, Patton seriously jeopardizes his future with a single slap. While touring an Army hospital, the General comes across a GI (Tim Considine) suffering from nervous fatigue. Incensed by what he considers a slacker, Patton smacks the poor soldier and orders him to get well in a hurry. This incident results in his losing his command-and, by extension, missing out on D-Day. In his final campaign, Patton leads the US 3rd Army through Europe. Unabashedly flamboyant, Patton remains a valuable resource, but ultimately proves too much of a "loose cannon" in comparison to the more level-headed tactics of his old friend Omar Bradley (Karl Malden). Patton won 7 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Scott, an award that he refused. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

George C. Scott - George S. Patton, Jr.
Karl Malden - Gen. Omar N. Bradley
Michael Bates - Field Marshal Sir Bernard Law Montgomery
Karl Michael Vogler - Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
Edward Binns - Major Gen. Walter Bedell Smith

The winner of eight Academy awards (including Best Picture of 1970, and a Best Actor Oscar for George C. Scott, who famously refused to accept), this epic tale of one iconoclastic soldier has been given an appropriately strong presentation on DVD. Patton's images have been given a letterboxed transfer at the film's original 2.35:1 aspect ratio, and the audio has been remixed for both Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital Surround. There's also an alternate French-language track in Dolby Digital Mono. The film has been closed captioned in English, with optional subtitles in English and Spanish. In addition to the feature, the DVD includes a bonus documentary on the production of the film (at 50 minutes, it's a good bit more comprehensive than most behind-the-scenes featurettes), as well as the film's original theatrical trailer. And finally, two bonus audio extras have been included on the disc: an isolated track featuring Jerry Goldsmith's exceptional score for the film and a commentary track that provides insights on the real Gen. George S. Patton. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide