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Patton [Blu-ray] [1970] [US Import]

George C. Scott , Karl Malden , Franklin J. Schaffner    Blu-ray
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Stephen Young, Michael Strong, Carey Loftin
  • Directors: Franklin J. Schaffner
  • Writers: Edmund H. North, Francis Ford Coppola, Ladislas Farago, Omar N. Bradley
  • Producers: Frank Caffey, Frank McCarthy
  • Format: AC-3, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
  • Language: English, French, Spanish
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish
  • Dubbed: French, Spanish
  • Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.20:1
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Classification: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
  • Studio: 20th Century Fox
  • DVD Release Date: 3 Jun 2008
  • Run Time: 172 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00158K0S8
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 93,929 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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One of the greatest screen biographies ever produced, Patton is a monumental film that 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 in the States and abroad. Inevitably, many critics and filmgoers struggled to reconcile the events of the day with the film's glorification of US General George S Patton as a crazy-brave genius of World War II; how could a film 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, aided in no small part by composer Jerry Goldsmith's masterfully understated score.

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, General Patton shows all the complexities of a man who accepted his role in life and (like Scott) played it to the hilt. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com

On the DVD: The widescreen print of the movie (which was originally filmed using a super-wide 70mm process called "Dimension 150") is handsomely presented on the first disc, with a remastered Dolby 5.1 soundtrack. It is accompanied by a rather dry "Audio essay on the historical Patton" read by the president and founder of the General George S. Patton Jr. historical society. The second, supplementary disc carries a new and impressive 50-minute "making-of" documentary, with significant contributions from Fox president Richard Zanuck, as well as composer Jerry Goldsmith and Oliver Stone. Director Franklin J. Schaffner (who died in 1989) and star George C. Scott are heard in interviews from 1970. In the documentary, Stone provocatively complains that Patton glorified war and that President Nixon's enthusiasm for the movie was directly responsible for his decision to invade Cambodia. Also on this disc, in a separate audio-only track, is Jerry Goldsmith's magnificent music score--one of his greatest achievements--heard complete with studio session takes for the famous "Echoplex" trumpet figures. --Mark Walker


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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
From its iconic opening, George G Scott as George S Patton, jr in front of the stars and stripes giving a grandstanding speech ('No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country...') before the troops to its beautifully framed close, Franklin J Schaffner (Planet of the Apes) gives us an epic spanning the WWII career of one of America's most forceful generals. A complex character, he was a bible-reading, profane man who believed in reincarnation, and hated 'yellowbellies' - in a wonderful film that will have you glued to the screen for the whole of the (almost 3 hours) running time. With excellent support, mainly from Karl Marldon, George G Scott takes this role of a lifetime and runs with it. You just can't imagine anyone else taking this role.
Whatever your views on the man himself, you will have to agree that the film stands on its own merits.
Bundled with two great docus, one on the making of Patton, and another showing the differences and similarities between the film and the real Patton, plus a stand alone music score and picture gallery, all housed in Cinema Reserves excellent tin-book this is a must have purchase for anyone interested in WWII, Patton, history or cinema.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars All glory is fleeting 4 May 2005
By bernie VINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD
The screen play is co-written by Francis Ford Coppola and Based upon the two books "Patton: Ordeal and Triumph" by Ladislas Farago and "A Soldier's Story" by General Oman N. Bradley. And acted by George C. Scott. This paints the picture of the Patton that we all know.

From the initial speech to the "I had a dream last Night" recounting of the Napoleon campaign, this film holds your attention. Patton is larger than life, and George C. Scott is larger than life in this larger than life movie.

We follow Patton through his WWII carrier. The focus is on Patton more than the war. We can feel with him as he remembers his past lives and we feel as though we were there with him. This is emphasized by revisiting Zama where Roman Scipio Africanus defeated Hannibal. If you ever get a chance you need to look it up.

We know that very war is different but we learn from history, and Patton is history. By the way the film is just down right fun to watch.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars All glory is fleeting 22 Nov 2006
By bernie VINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD
The screen play is co-written by Francis Ford Coppola and Based upon the two books "Patton: Ordeal and Triumph" by Ladislas Farago and "A Soldier's Story" by General Oman N. Bradley. And acted by George C. Scott. This paints the picture of the Patton that we all know.

From the initial speech to the "I had a dream last Night" recounting of the Napoleon campaign, this film holds your attention. Patton is larger than life, and George C. Scott is larger than life in this larger than life movie.

We follow Patton through his WWII carrier. The focus is on Patton more than the war. We can feel with him as he remembers his past lives and we feel as though we were there with him. This is emphasized by revisiting Zama where Roman Scipio Africanus defeated Hannibal. If you ever get a chance you need to look it up.

We know that very war is different but we learn from history, and Patton is history. By the way the film is just down right fun to watch.
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21 of 24 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars As Good As Any Film Biography 1 Jan 2003
By taking a rest HALL OF FAME
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"Patton", is massive by any measure. Number of Academy Awards won, 8, inclusive of best picture and best actor, the man chronicled, General George Patton, the World War that is documented in the film, the cinematic scope of 150 degrees the view takes in, or the sheer size of the numbers of persons and material that was put on the screen. Winning 8 Academy Awards while The United States was torn by the ongoing Vietnam War was no small feat for this film that documents one of the larger than life participants in that human conflict, one of the great warriors of the 20th Century, or of many other centuries depending on your view of the man. His was a towering personality and every event, every decision matched his ego, with the result that he was wildly successful, a man given to horrendous missteps, and either loved, feared, or hated. The bottom line was that if you were fighting you wanted Patton fighting for you, not against you.

One of the reasons this film was not narrowly defined as a war film was that it was about this one man. It is true there are classic war sequences as when he nearly yells, "Rommel you magnificent.........I read your book". But the film really is about a personality, and one that was rapidly falling out of favor when generals were no longer needed as warriors, when they were becoming diplomats, and in some cases planning a run for high political office as the war ended....

Like the books that have profiled the man, the film is also comparatively massive at just a bit under three hours in length. With rare exception, contemporary films now hardly ever contemplate such a running time, for it means too few turns of the audience in a given theater. The fact is, that the films just are not as worthwhile, for when they are, people will happily sit through them and be oblivious as to there length. One only has to look at the newest installment of, "The Twin Towers", to see that a 3 hour film fills as many theaters as it is allowed to play in, and is breaking and making new records as the days pass. Hollywood geniuses take note, quality is still not only appreciated, it is recognized, the dumbing down of films is done in Hollywood by those that create the mediocre movies, it's not indicative of what film fans are desirous of seeing.

George C. Scott was a remarkable actor, and while not defined by any single film or stage performance, "Patton", was certainly a role that generally followed closely with a discussion of this actor's career. It sounds like the worst cliché, but when on screen, the man becomes Patton, as I suppose most performances that are truly special, and are still in demand 33 years after they are made all are.

I recently watched, "A Bridge Too Far", another filmmaking epic that was more of an ensemble film as opposed to a star vehicle like, "Patton". It was made in 1977, seven years after, "Patton", and by comparison the film looked terrible. The DVD I watched was re-mastered via THX, and the picture and sound that resulted were excellent, and makes the same treatment for films like, "A Bridge Too Far", imperative. Any film that people still are willing to pay for and watch that is in its fourth decade of existence benefits enormously from improving the picture and the sound via THX and other technologies. "Patton", takes advantage of this technology, and other studios should take note, and make the investment in other films that have firmly established themselves as classics. Read more ›

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Fox's Contempt for UK Customers 12 Jun 2013
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
Patton was released on blu-ray in the US around 5 years ago. The disc received huge criticism from internet reviewers for it's waxy faces, excessive noise reduction, unnatural look and total absence of grain. Fox in the US took this on board and remastered it last year to the approval of just about everybody who saw it, who saw huge improvements with a natural, film-like appearance. When the film was announced for a UK release in 2013, I naturally assumed that we would get the new version, why would Fox issue a discredited 5 year old master of the film when it has a new universally praised version available?

I was wrong, this is the old version, which Fox in the US saw fit to remaster and reissue, but we in the UK are apparently not worthy of viewing the fixed version. Frankly this is disgusting by Fox, who seem to think it's OK to knowingly release inferior product. Avoid this disc. Unfortunately, the corrected US version is coded Region A only, so must of us won't be able to view it, so I suggest anyone interested in getting the best available release of this film gets in touch with Fox directly and gives them a bit of good honest feedback about this release.

It's a terrific film, but Fox's shabby behaviour means this is a one star product.
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4.0 out of 5 stars great film
the portrayal george c scott gives of patton is brilliant his bloody mindedness to get the job done was beyond compare. Read more
Published 8 days ago by mick johnston
3.0 out of 5 stars Patton Blu Ray
This Blu Ray Copy of Patton Has NO special features except a small introduction by Francis Ford Coppola, That said the picture quality is very good mainly because of the way it was... Read more
Published 9 days ago by Steve Elkin
5.0 out of 5 stars loved it
I have wanted this film on blu ray for quite some time ,its a shame that they are not becoming cheaper as are the machines that play them
Published 2 months ago by leo
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I would recommend this DVD to anyone interested in the second world war. Not only is it a well made film but highlights how things might have turned out if Patton had been allowed... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Mike
5.0 out of 5 stars the man of war movie blu ray review.
PAtton was a man built for war, he was superintelligent and a man of honor. He was also ruthless and pushed his men to the extreme but he was up there with them. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Michael Dobey
5.0 out of 5 stars A Knight from the past
{I am pleased to add PATTON on Blu-Ray to my collection}

"Through the travel of ages
midst the pomp and toils of war
have I fought and strove and... Read more
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Contrary to what Amaon.co.uk state in the product information, this is a 2 disc, DTS sound option presentation. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Blu ray review
This is probably the best blu ray transfer EVER. The vibrant colors, extraordinary sharpness and image detail are simply stunning. Read more
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