PATTON: Best Picture 1970

PATTON (Biography/War - R) PRODUCER: Frank McCarthy ABOUT THE FILM George C. Scott as the WW2 General Patton who was known for both his brilliant tank battles and for his public fits of temper; which forces General Omar Bradley (Malden) to temporaily remove Patton from command. DIRECTED BY: Franklin J. Schaffner (who also won the Oscar for direction).

THE CAST INCLUDES George C. Scott / Oscared! (ANATOMY OF A MURDER, THE HUSTLER, DR. STRANGELOVE, THE YELLOW ROLLS ROYCE, PETULIA, THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS, THE HOSPITAL, THE NEW CENTURIONS, ISLANDS IN THE STREAM, THE FORMULA, TAPS, OLIVER TWIST, FIRESTARTER) Karl Malden (A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, ON THE WATERFRONT, THE GUNFIGHTER, POLLYANN, BIRD MAN OF ALCATRAZ, CHEYENNE AUTUMN, METEOR) With Stephen Young, Michael Strong, Frank Latimore, James Edwards, Lawrence Dobkin, Michael bates, and Tim Considine. ABOUT THE PRODUCER Frank McCarthy (1912 - 1986) American producer, who's other works include: DECISION BEFORE DAWN, SAILOR OF THE KING, and A GUIDE FOR THE MARRIED MAN. NOTES & TRIVA Francis Ford Coppola and Edmund H. North received the Screenplay (Story & Screenplay for the Screen) Oscar. Hugh S. Fowler received his Oscar for Editing. Douglas Williams and Don Bassman received the Best Sound Oscar. While Urie McCleary, Gil Parrodo, Anthonio Mateos, and Pierre-Louis Thevenet received Oscars for Art Direction/Set Decoration. 16 years later, George C. Scott reprised his Patton role in the television movie entitled: THE LAST DAYS OF PATTON. OTHER NOMINATIONS Actor (*) Direction (*) Writing (*) Art Direction (*) Sound (*) Editing (*) Cinematography Music OTHER "BEST PICTURE" NOMINATIONS AIRPORT FIVE EASY PIECES LOVE STORY M*A*S*H GO TO: Next Year

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