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DVD : PattonIn association with Amazon.comstarring: George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Stephen Young, Michael Strong, Carey Loftin directed by: Franklin J. Schaffner  List Price: $14.98 Amazon.com's Price: $10.99 You Save: $3.99 (27%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD EAN: 0024543026341 Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC Label: 20th Century Fox Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: 20th Century Fox Region Code: 1 Release Date: November 06, 2001 Running Time: 171 minutes Studio: 20th Century Fox Theatrical Release Date: 1970-09 Sales Rank: 2955 MPN: 2002634 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Amazon.com essential video: One of the greatest screen biographies ever produced, this monumental film runs nearly three hours, won seven Academy Awards, and gave George C. Scott the greatest role of his career. It was released in 1970 when protest against the Vietnam War still raged at home and abroad, and many critics and moviegoers struggled to reconcile current events with the movie's glorification of Gen. George S. Patton as a crazy-brave genius of World War II. How could a movie so huge in scope and so fascinated by its subject be considered an anti-war film? The simple truth is that it's not--Patton is less about World War II than about the rise and fall of a man whose life was literally defined by war, and who felt lost and lonely without the grand-scale pursuit of an enemy. George C. Scott embodies his role so fully, so convincingly, that we can't help but be drawn to and fascinated by Patton as a man who is simultaneously bound for hell and glory. The film's opening monologue alone is a masterful display of acting and character analysis, and everything that follows is sheer brilliance on the part of Scott and director Franklin J. Schaffner. Filmed on an epic scale at literally dozens of European locations, Patton does not embrace war as a noble pursuit, nor does it deny the reality of war as a breeding ground for heroes. Through the awesome achievement of Scott's performance and the film's grand ambition, Patton shows all the complexities of a man who accepted his role in life and (like Scott) played it to the hilt. --Jeff Shannon Average Rating:
 Rating:  - A short historical reviewFirst let me say that I loved the acting and George C. Scott provided one of the greatest acting performances in a film. However, this movie is flawed, fatally flawed, when it comes to the real Patton. Yes, much is true, but much is from the perspective of a man, that we now know since his death and the availability of his writings, hated Patton. That person was the technical consultant on this movie and his name is General Omar Bradley. Without wishing to get into arguments on whom was right ... Read More Rating:  - Patton Great Movie done before PC Folks Got a hold of HistoryOne of the best war movies of all time, back in Blue Ray. Had it in the old DVD style but a must have in Blue Ray Rating: - Patton should have been watched in high resolution years ago.This is a good war movie with wide landscape view from one scene to another. I have enjoyed this movies in wide screen in theaters since I was a child. High resolution version just brings back all the good memory and saw all details audience deserves to see at home. Rating: - Great Movie. Bummer PricingThis is a great classic movie. However, one week after I ordered, Amazon dropped the price $4.00 or about 33%. Bummer. Rating: - one of best movies ever madeterrific cinematograpy. superb acting. academy award winning performance by george c. scott. story line, with a little artistic license, for the most part is historically accurate. what more needs to be said. Browse for similar items by category:
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