Underappreciated gem

Rating: 10/10 (19 September 2001)

This is not a war movie. It is a biography of a man who happened to be a US Army General. It shows us how he operates, thinks and perseveres to his victories, some after repeated failure. And Goldsmith's music is provided appropriately to the scene, as the composer of Doctor Zhivago was able to do; fortunately there's a coherent story with "Patton".