Patton the movie speech

In reality, patton was a much more profane speaker than the movie dared to exhibit. Patton is the successful film that it is because of george c. Charismatic and flamboyant, patton designed his own uniforms, sported ivoryhandled sixshooters, and believed he was a warrior in past lives. Pattons speech to the third army was a series of speeches given by general george s. A critically acclaimed film that won a total of eight 1970 academy awards including best picture, patton is a riveting portrait of one of the 20th centurys greatest military geniuses. Patton wines and dines the appropriate officals, and pitches his own plan to invade through sicily. The speech as pattons officers liked to call it, was full of blood and guts as well as plenty of cussing for effect. The movie sees the war as patton saw it, as pattons story. Scotts amazing performance as the violent and vulnerable general. Patton 15 movie clip americans love a winner 1970 hd.

It is a powerful image befitting a man larger than life. Side plots also speak of pattons numerous faults such his temper and tendency toward insubordination, faults that would prevent him from becoming the lead. There is a huge american flag behind oscar, who gives a pattontype speech during the singing of the grouch national anthem at the beginning of the film. He led the army in the mediterranean theater in wwii, and then the fighting in france following the invasion of normandy. Pattons bestknown speech, delivered in england on the eve of the normandy invasion, was later sanitized for public consumption and made immortal in that version by george c. Scotts oscarearning portrayal of the general in the 1970 movie, patton. Patton is a movie about the greatest general of world war ii and the most controversial. Incensed by what he considers a slacker, patton smacks the poor soldier and orders him to get well in a hurry. The movie depicts a contrite senior general choking out an apology to a large formation of troops seemingly eager to see him humiliated. Now i want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country.

Scott in the 1970 movie patton is presented below in its entirety. Schaffner from a script by francis ford coppola and edmund h. Brighton remarks that some officers thought the speech was too vulgar and apparently hollywood did too. Even the soldier who boils water so you dont get the shits is essential. Scott gives a rousing and inspired speech to the troops in which he lays out his partriotic values and. Patton is a classic american war movie and this speech is arguably the best part of the film. Patton is a 1970 american epic biographical war film about u.

Scott, karl malden, michael bates and karl michael vogler. An abbreviated and less profane version of the speech became iconic thanks to the 1970 movie patton, where it was performed by the actor george c. But it was not just a speech, it was a performance. War was, for patton, his destiny and sometimes great fun. I see the war most vividly through the eyes of an old friend, the director russ meyer, who enlisted at 17 and believed, with patton, it was the best thing that ever happened to him. Pattons famous speech was way more vulgar than the one in. The film begins with pattons career in north africa and progresses through the invasion of europe and the fall of the third reich. Scott on a stage draped with a massive flag to address his troops. Patton jr men, all this stuff youve heard about america not wanting to fight, wanting to stay out of the war, is a lot of horse dung.

Scott also famously rejected his best actor oscar for. The performance was instrumental in bringing patton into popular culture and transforming him into a folk hero. George patton was the only allied general truly feared by the nazis. Francis ford coppola says in the dvd commentary that he wrote a draft screenplay in 1966 and was fired from the film, in large part because fox objected to opening the movie with pattons speech. The action pieces are well done, the script is witty and well. Patton takes a fresh look at one of the most popular and charismatic generals in american history. Sometimes i just get carried away with my own eloquence. Patton 35 movie clip rommel, you magnificent bastard. Patton actually recited the widely revered speech four to six times. The slapping incident and general pattons apology constitute a major scene in the movie patton. Overall, the greatest generation worked as a united, complete whole. This incident results in his losing his commandand, by.

Coppola cleverly took quotes from several of pattons speeches, combining them in a. Patton speech is not a score cue, but instead features the opening raw and unvarnished speech spoken by george c. The speech was delivered on june 5th, 1944, the eve of the. Scott played the role of general patton, listen to some of his speeches and clips from the movie. Patton used the speech to try and motivate his men to fight like combat veterans. Loved, hated, appreciated america in wwii magazine. The most refreshing thing about patton is that here i think for the first time the subject matter and the style of the epic war movie are perfectly matched. Coppola cleverly took quotes from pattons speeches. Scott while standing before an enormous american flag. Full text and audio mp3 and video of movie patton general george s. Well, i can assure you, sir, because of my intimate relations with the almighty, if you write a good prayer, well have good weather. His voice was actually rather high, certainly not the gravelly. The most famous portion of the speech may be patton s opening statement.

Scott refused to film the famous speech in front of the american flag when he learned that the speech was going to come at the opening of the film. November 11, 1885 december 21, 1945, kcb was a general of the united states army who commanded the u. Cheaters never win 1985 tv episode mike does an impression of george c. Patton employs an audacious strategy to relieve the besieged allied defenders of bastogne, belgium, during the brutal battle of the bulge. The capture of bastogne was the ultimate goal of the battle of the bulge, the german offensive through the ardennes forest. It would be wrong to state that the speech was just a fabrication. Patton is believed to have said these lines in the version of the speech he delivered to the 3rd armys 6th armored division on may 31, 1944, but not in the june 5 version of his speech. The world war ii phase of the career of the controversial american general, george s. Men, all this stuff youve heard about america not wanting to fight, wanting to stay out of the war, is a lot of horse dung. Now, i want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country.

Prayer of rev msgr chaplain brig gen oneill, 3rd deputy chief of us army chaplains patton. Sicily is invaded, and montgomerys troops fight their way up the east coast against heavy german resistance. About speech to the 3rd army the famous speech delivered by one of the most controversial generals in american military history. North, who based their screenplay on the biography patton. This speech has become part of american culture, due in great part to george c. Ordeal and triumph by ladislas farago and omar bradleys. A critically acclaimed film that won a total of eight academy awards including best picture, patton is a riveting portrait of one of the 20th centurys greatest military geniuses. The speech portions of which were delivered by the actor george c. When the film finally went into production, coppolas draft was dusted off and most of it used in the final film. One of its oscars went to george patton, the only allied general truly feared by the nazis. It was released in 1970 when protest against the vietnam war still raged at home and abroad, and many critics and moviegoers struggled to reconcile current events with the movies glorification of gen.

The film patton does contain some of the language in pattons famous speech, but much of the original was changed or removed. Patton 15 movie clip americans love a winner 1970 hd duration. Academy award winners who rejected their oscars history. Pattons famous speeches to the 3rd army prior to dday 6644. During a normal conversation, he could liberally sprinkle four letter words into what he was saying and the listeners would hardly take notice of it. The film begins with pattons career in north africa and progresses through the invasion of germany and the fall of the third reich. An abbreviated and less profane version of the speech became iconic thanks to the 1970 movie patton, where it was performed by the actor.