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Patton
1970
· Movie
· 172 min
A
MEANRANK
81/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #458
- IMDb #447
- Rotten Tomatoes #304
- Metacritic #256
- Letterboxd #815
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #814
+7 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #255
- Metacritic Critics #346
- Metacritic Audience #345
- Criticker #348
- Kinopoisk #2669
- AlloCiné #999
- Trakt #887
Every rating
67–93
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 67, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 93.
See the most agreed on films →The story of the controversial and brilliant American General George S. Patton during World War II. It follows his command during the North African campaign and his spectacular successes in Europe. The film portrays his military genius, his fierce rivalry with other Allied commanders, and his often-troublesome personality that frequently put him at odds with his own superiors.
Details
- Director
- Franklin J. Schaffner
- Writers
- Edmund H. North, Francis Ford Coppola
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
- Released
- 25 January 1970
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, German, French, Russian, Arabic, Italian
- Runtime
- 172 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $12.0M
- Box office
- $89.8M
- Awards
- 24 wins, 8 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 32 →10 major awards won · 24 wins from 32 nominations across 13 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1970 | Best Picture | Frank McCarthy | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1970 | Best Director | Franklin J. Schaffner | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1970 | Best Actor | George C. Scott | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1970 | Best Story and Screenplay – Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Published or Produced | Francis Ford Coppola and Edmund H. North | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1970 | Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Urie McCleary and Gil Parrondo ; Set Decoration: Antonio Mateos and Pierre-Louis Thévenet | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1970 | Best Film Editing | Hugh S. Fowler | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1970 | Best Sound | Douglas Williams and Don Bassman | Winner |
| Directors Guild of America Awards 1970 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Franklin J. Schaffner | Winner |
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Academy Awards
10 nominations, 7 won
| Best Actor | George C. Scott | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Urie McCleary and Gil Parrondo ; Set Decoration: Antonio Mateos and Pierre-Louis Thévenet | Winner |
| Best Director | Franklin J. Schaffner | Winner |
| Best Film Editing | Hugh S. Fowler | Winner |
| Best Picture | Frank McCarthy | Winner |
| Best Sound | Douglas Williams and Don Bassman | Winner |
| Best Story and Screenplay – Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Published or Produced | Francis Ford Coppola and Edmund H. North | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Fred J. Koenekamp | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Jerry Goldsmith | Nominee |
| Best Special Visual Effects | Alex Weldon | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | George C. Scott | Winner |
| Best Director – Motion Picture | Franklin J. Schaffner | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Franklin J. Schaffner | Winner |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Drama – Written Directly for the Screen | Francis Ford Coppola and Edmund H. North | Winner |
Laurel Awards
5 nominations, 4 won
| Best Picture | Winner | |
| Top Cinematographer | Fred J. Koenekamp | Winner |
| Top Composer | Jerry Goldsmith | Winner |
| Top Male Dramatic Performance | George C. Scott | Winner |
| Top Male Supporting Performance | Karl Malden | Nominee |
National Board of Review Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | George C. Scott | Winner |
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Top Ten Films | Winner |
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | George C. Scott | Winner |
| Best Film | Winner |
American Cinema Editors Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Edited Feature Film | Hugh S. Fowler | Winner |
Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Sound Editing – Feature Film | Winner |
National Film Preservation Board
1 nomination, 1 won
| National Film Registry | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | George C. Scott | Winner |
Online Film & Television Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Film Hall of Fame: Productions | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | George C. Scott | Nominee |
| Best Soundtrack | Don Hall, Douglas O. Williams, and Don J. Bassman | Nominee |