---
title: 'Patton (1970)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Franklin J. Schaffner'
released: '1970-02-04'
runtime_minutes: 170
certification: 'M/PG'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/patton-1970'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066206/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Patton (1970)

1970 · M/PG · 170 min · Drama, War, History · United States


## Synopsis

Patton is a 1970 American epic biographical war film about U.S. General George S. Patton during World War II. It stars George C. Scott as Patton and Karl Malden as General Omar Bradley. The film was directed by Franklin J. Schaffner from a script by Francis Ford Coppola and Edmund H. North, who based their screenplay on Patton: Ordeal and Triumph by Ladislas Farago and Bradley's memoir, A Soldier's Story.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Franklin J. Schaffner](https://cinepixo.com/people/franklin-j-schaffner)
- **Screenplay:** [Francis Ford Coppola](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-ford-coppola), [Edmund H. North](https://cinepixo.com/people/edmund-h-north)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jerry Goldsmith](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-goldsmith)
- **Producer:** [Frank McCarthy](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-mccarthy)
- **Director of Photography:** [Fred Koenekamp](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-koenekamp)
- **Editor:** [Hugh S. Fowler](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugh-s-fowler)

## Cast

- [Gerald Flood](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerald-flood) as Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder
- [Tim Considine](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-considine) as a shell-shocked soldier
- [Siegfried Rauch](https://cinepixo.com/people/siegfried-rauch) as Captain Oskar Steiger
- [Michael Strong](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-strong) as Hobart R. Gay
- [Richard Münch](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-munch) as Alfred Jodl
- [Peter Barkworth](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-barkworth) as Colonel John Welkin
- [Jack Gwillim](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-gwillim) as Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
- [George C. Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-c-scott) as George S. Patton
- [Harry Morgan](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-morgan)
- [Karl Malden](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-malden) as Omar Bradley
- [Paul Stevens](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-stevens) as Charles R. Codman
- [Hellmut Lange](https://cinepixo.com/people/hellmut-lange)
- [Carey Loftin](https://cinepixo.com/people/carey-loftin)
- [Douglas Wilmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglas-wilmer)
- [David Healy](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-healy)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/patton-1970
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