Patton (1970)

Rommel, You Magnificent Bastard

Patton (George C. Scott) and his men attack and annihilate Rommel’s battalion of tanks and infantry during the Tunisia campaign in Africa.

Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner.

Released in 1970 by Fox.

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  • prop: Binoculars
  • prop: Tanks
  • setting: Desert
  • setting: War Zone
  • theme: Leadership
  • theme: War
  • theme: Rivalry
  • 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.
  • screenwriter: Edmund H. North
  • screenwriter: Omar N. Bradley
  • screenwriter: Ladislas Farago
  • screenwriter: Francis Ford Coppola
  • year: 1970
  • studio: Fox