In Hawaii in 1941, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second-in-command are falling in love.

An old Jewish woman and her African-American chauffeur in the American South have a relationship that grows and improves over the years.

After settling his differences with a Japanese P.O.W. camp commander, a British Colonel co-operates to oversee his men's construction of a railway bridge for their captors, while oblivious to a plan by the Allies to destroy it.

"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton , famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with Patton's career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Europe and the fall of the Third Reich. Side plots also speak of Patton's numerous faults such his temper and tendency toward insubordination, faults that would prevent him from becoming the lead American general in the Normandy Invasion as well as to his being relieved as Occupation Commander of Germany. Written by Anthony Hughes <husnock31@hotmail.com>

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Trivia Part of the film was filmed at Over Peover in Cheshire, England. This was the actual location that Gen. Part of the film was filmed at Over Peover in Cheshire, England. This was the actual location that Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Gen. George S. Patton would meet (specifically at the pub, the Bells of Peover). The pub is still there, and flies both the Union Jack and the Stars and Stripes outside to commemorate its part in history. See more

Goofs At Messina, where the pipe band leads the British parade, the pipers are clearly not playing. Most of them do not move their fingers at all, and those that do (on the left of the screen) do not do so in accordance to the tune (Scotland the Brave) on the sound-track. At Messina, where the pipe band leads the British parade, the pipers are clearly not playing. Most of them do not move their fingers at all, and those that do (on the left of the screen) do not do so in accordance to the tune (Scotland the Brave) on the sound-track. See more

Quotes [ first lines ]

: 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.

See more » Patton : 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.

Crazy Credits One of the very, very few Twentieth Century-Fox films in which that company's logo is not shown at all, beginning or end. The film simply begins with the opening speech, and the opening Fox logo is replaced with an in-credit text-only notice after the speech. However, recent television showings have added the logo (not on DVD prints), and the addition is obviously spliced in from another piece of film. One of the very, very few Twentieth Century-Fox films in which that company's logo is not shown at all, beginning or end. The film simply begins with the opening speech, and the opening Fox logo is replaced with an in-credit text-only notice after the speech. However, recent television showings have added the logo (not on DVD prints), and the addition is obviously spliced in from another piece of film. See more

Alternate Versions The Italian version is approx. 20 minutes shorter and removes all scenes set in the German Military HQ and/or showing German officers: although the credits still include the names of German performers, like The Italian version is approx. 20 minutes shorter and removes all scenes set in the German Military HQ and/or showing German officers: although the credits still include the names of German performers, like Karl Michael Vogler as Marshall Rommel, their characters never appear onscreen in the Italian release. See more