Februay 4 1970 

PATTON opens in New York. Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, from a screenplay written by Francis Ford Coppola and Edmund H. North. George C. Scott delivers Oscar-winning tour-de-force  in grandly epic bio-pic/character study of WWII's most famous and controversial four star general.  Karl Malden co-stars. Film's 7 oOscar haul includes Best Picture & Best Director.

 

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