1970 · drama · biography · war
Patton (1970)
Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner2h 52m1970
"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with Patton's career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Germany and the fall of the Third Reich. Side plots also speak of Patton's numerous faults such his temper and habit towards insubordination.
Our read: Patton (1970) (1970) reads as a sombre, steady, grounded drama · biography · war entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, steady, measured drama / biography, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
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