An actor's showcase

Rating: Null/10 (7 April 2009)

This was an excellent showcase for actor, George C. Scott. Of course all of the actors in this film were outstanding, but it really was Scott's film. I believe that he won an Oscar for his performance as General Patton.
Patton was a towering figure in WW II. And we mostly follow his life circa 1943-1945.
Francis Ford Coppola and Edmund H. North wrote terrific script ( Based on the book by Omar N. Bradley and Ladislas Farago). Complex and characterizations filled in every scene with precise detail.
The reins were handed over to director, Franklin J. Schaffner, who loved his subject and his actors. It shows in the performances.
Along with George. C. Scott, are actors Michael Bates, Karl Michael Vogler, Karl Malden and Michael Strong. All of whom deliver powerfully in this film.
To me this was truly an actor's showpiece.