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{{quote|''"Now I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country."''|'''George S. Patton'''}}
'''''Patton''''' is a 1970 film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and co-written by [[Francis Ford Coppola]] based on the life of General George S. Patton. The title general was played by [[George C. Scott]] in his most iconic role. Its story concerns Patton as he leads the American forces during [[World War II]]. On the battlefield, he was a military genius respected by both sides. Off the battlefield, Patton's ego and volatile temperament more than often reared its ugly head. While Patton believed himself destined for greater glory, his very temperament is what proves to be the undoing of his military career. This was the winner of seven [[Academy Award|Academy Awards]], including Best Picture
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* [[Arson Murder and Jaywalking]]: "How dare you compare the Nazis to the ''Republicans and Democrats''." Yeah, insulting one's allies, slapping privates, and offering to start World War III is one thing. But insulting the Republicans and Democrats is [[This Is Unforgivable|unforgivable]]. It wasn't so much the seriousness of the offenses, but their timing. Patton was criticized for the first, and severely punished for the second, but the war wasn't over so he wasn't considered more trouble than he was worth. ▼
* [[Magnificent Bastard]]
* [[Attack Attack Attack]]: Lampshaded as part of Patton's opening speech:▼
{{quote| '''Patton:''' We're going to kick the hell out of him all the time and we're going to go through him like crap through a goose!}}▼
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▲* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]]: "How dare you compare the Nazis to the ''Republicans and Democrats''." Yeah, insulting one's allies, slapping privates, and offering to start World War III is one thing. But insulting the Republicans and Democrats is [[This Is Unforgivable!|unforgivable]]. It wasn't so much the seriousness of the offenses, but their timing. Patton was criticized for the first, and severely punished for the second, but the war wasn't over so he wasn't considered more trouble than he was worth.
▲* [[Attack! Attack! Attack!]]: Lampshaded as part of Patton's opening speech:
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:: Part of his success both in the movie and real life. While contemporaries fought more conservatively, he was able to use the momentum of his attacks to great effect.
* [[Battle Epic]]
* [[Berserk Button]]: Patton is not fond of cowards.
* [[The Big Board]]: German Captain Steiger keeps one to keep track of German casualties as he researches Patton. Also funny on a meta-level, because Scott's character in ''[[
* [[Blood Knight]]: Patton
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* [[Born in
* [[Cold Open]]: Patton's famous speech in front of the giant flag.
* [[Combat
* [[Writer
* [[Contrast Montage]]: As Patton reads the preacher's "weather prayer", we get scenes of night-time battles across snow-covered hills with only Patton's voice for sound. The silent explosions and falling soldiers [[War Is Hell|are stark and shocking]], but the prayer provides just cause for why American soldiers fought and died.
* [[Cultured Warrior]]: Patton, again.
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* [[Desolation Shot]]: The opening (after the famous "flag speech" that is) where a battlefield is shown full of corpses with human and animal scavengers poking around.
* [[The Dreaded]]: Patton himself to the Germans. [[Truth in Television]] as he was the most feared commander on the Western Front.
* [[Drill Sergeant Nasty]]: It's Patton, aka "Ol' Blood n Guts" himself. Need I say more?
* [[Evil Cannot Comprehend Good]]: When Capt. Steiger tells Nazi Chief of Staff Alfred Jodl that Patton's [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!|preferred method of discipline]] is about to get him a court-martial and off the battlefield, Jodl replies that they would never "keep their best general out of the war just for slapping a soldier." Of course, Steiger ends up being right. Which you could just as easily call "Common Sense Cannot Comprehend Politics".
* [[Field Promotion]]: When the Sicilian attack doesn't go as quickly as planned, Patton fires the officer he deems responsible, and promotes the nearest at hand.
* [[Final Battle]]: Ardennes
* [[Four
* [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!]]: Patton's preferred method of discipline.
* [[Gilligan Cut]]: We have complete air superiority.
* [[Glory Seeker]]: Patton. Monty as well. The [[Ham
* [[Gratuitous French]]: Patton, on at least three occasions in the film. The first one (an untranslated conversation with his aide in North Africa) is long enough to count as a [[Bilingual Bonus]] for those who understand the language.
* [[Kansas City Shuffle]]: The First US Army Group, drawing from [[Real Life]].
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* [[Outscare the Enemy]]: Patton says that he'll make his men unafraid of the Germans, but he hopes to God they never stop being afraid of him.
* [[Political Cartoon]]: Patton is the victim of one.
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** In [[Real Life]], Patton hated cartoonist Bill Maudlin (he of "Willie and Joe" fame) and personally threatened the artist after an unflattering cartoon that dissed Patton's obsession with orderly uniforms.
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* [[Reality Is Unrealistic]]: Patton actually had a quite high-pitched voice, unlike George C. Scott's gravelly tones. The famous speech scene at the start of the film is actually bits taken from an actual speech that Patton himself gave his troops to inspire them. It's almost word for word, except they moved some of it around, toned down the cursing, and actually had to shorten it.
* [[The Rival]]: <s>General</s>Field Marshal Montgomery.
* [[Scenery Porn]]: The movie is ''gorgeous'' to look at. Until everything gets
* [[Staff of Authority]]: General Patton is portrayed frequently carrying a riding crop, indicating both his status as an officer with something of a flair for the dramatic, and his background in the cavalry.
* [[Tanks,
* [[Trashcan Bonfire]]: Used to burn documents in the Nazi headquarters at the end of the war.
* [[The Unseen]]: [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]. Film makers wanted to cast someone to have Ike appear as a cameo but it never worked out. Instead, Eisenhower becomes a God-like being able to pass judgment on Patton and his (mis)deeds.
* [[War Is Glorious]]: Perhaps not intended by the producer
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* [[War Is Hell]]: The war is glorious ''for Patton''. The scenes of the dying and wounded still allows for this interpretation.
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* [[Warrior Poet]]: Patton, arguably the [[Trope Codifier]].
* [[World War II]]
* [[Worst News Judgment Ever]]: During a speech to a crowd of British women, Patton says that the Americans and British will rule the world, and makes no mention of the Russians. Cut to newsreel proclaiming "Patton insults Russian allies".
* [[Worthy Opponent]]
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** Patton also mentions he would give the German pilots who strafed his command center far behind the lines a medal for valor if he could. The German pilots had unwittingly proved Patton's point more eloquently than the man could himself.
* [[Wrote the Book]]: Played with. General Patton knows that Rommel literally wrote the book on tank warfare, so he reads it and uses that knowledge to predict what Rommel will do at their first big showdown.
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** In reality, Rommel completed a book on infantry tactics ("Infantry Attacks", which is still available today). His planned book on tank warfare was never completed; much of the material which was intended to go into it is available in "The Rommel Papers".
* [[You Will Know What to Do]]: When you put your hand into a bunch of goo that a moment before was your best friend's face.
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{{Academy Award Best Picture}}
[[Category:Patton]]▼
{{AFI's 100 Years 100 Heroes and Villains}}
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[[Category:Films of the 1970s]]
▲[[Category:National Film Registry]]
[[Category:Military and Warfare Films]]
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