Patton (1970)

The Carthaginian Battlefield

General Patton (George C. Scott) stops at an ancient battlefield in Tunisia and gives General Bradley (Karl Malden) a military history lesson on the battle between the Carthaginians and the Romans that took place over two thousand years ago.

Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner.

Released in 1970 by Fox.

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  • character-type: Military Officer
  • character-type: Poet
  • action: Kneel
  • action: Lecture
  • editors-choice: Monologues
  • editors-choice: Male Performances
  • primary-genre: Classics
  • primary-genre: Action and Adventure
  • primary-genre: Drama
  • secondary-genre: Military & War Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Classics
  • secondary-genre: Epics
  • secondary-genre: Classic Action & Adventure
  • secondary-genre: Military Action & Adventure
  • secondary-genre: Biography
  • mood: Inspiring
  • mood: Tuff
  • mood: Brainy
  • setting: Battlefield
  • theme: Wisdom
  • theme: Listening
  • theme: Honor
  • actor: Karl Malden
  • actor: George C. Scott
  • director: Franklin J. Schaffner
  • producer: Frank McCarthy
  • producer: Frank Caffey
  • cinematographer: Fred J. Koenekamp
  • composer: Jerry Goldsmith
  • editor: Hugh S. Fowler
  • role-name: General George S. Patton Jr.
  • role-name: General Omar N. Bradley
  • screenwriter: Edmund H. North
  • screenwriter: Omar N. Bradley
  • screenwriter: Ladislas Farago
  • screenwriter: Francis Ford Coppola
  • year: 1970
  • studio: Fox