Record details

• Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (171 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
• Edition: Widescreen.
• Publisher: Beverly Hills, California : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2006]

Content descriptions

General Note:

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. Introduction by Francis Ford Coppola ; Optional audio commentary by Francis Ford Coppola -- Disc 2. History through the lens : Patton, a rebel revisited (documentary, 22 min.) ; Patton's ghost corps (documentary, 46 min.) ; The making of Patton (50 min.) ; Production still gallery accompanied by complete musical score ; Behind the scenes still gallery accompanied by audio essay on the historical Patton ; Original theatrical trailer.

Creation/Production Credits Note:

Director of photography, Fred Koenekamp ; editor, Hugh S. Fowler ; music, Jerry Goldsmith.

Participant or Performer Note:

George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Michael Bates, Edward Binns, Lawrence Dobkin, John Doucette, James Edwards, Frank Latimore.

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: PG.

System Details Note:

DVD; Dolby 5.1 surround or Dolby surround in English; mono. in Spanish or French; region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.20:1) presentation.

Language Note:

Closed-captioned. Soundtrack in English, Spanish or French; subtitles in English or Spanish.

Awards Note:

Academy awards, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Picture, Best Sound, Best Writing, 1971

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Subject:

Patton, George S. (George Smith), 1885-1945 > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Drama.
Generals > United States > Drama.

Genre:

Biographical films.
War films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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