Last Days Of Patton
by Delbert Mann
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Actor: George C. Scott; Eva Marie Saint; Richard Dysart; Murray Hamilton; Ed LauterDirector: Delbert Mann
DVD: Region Code 0
Format: Color, NTSC
Running Time: 155 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-11-13
Studio: Reel Enterprises
DVD Reviews of Last Days Of Patton
DVD Review: Well, not really what one would like, but still...
Summary: 5 Stars
I gave it five stars for the touching performance by George C. Scott, reprising his role as General Patton.
Alas, one can guess the source of this DVD. A VHS tape.
I already owned the original Fox VHS tape, which I will continue to keep.
Yet, in quality, both are equivalent, neither worse, nor better.
The only minus lies in the fact that the DVD sports an evident superimposed logo on one corner of the image.
But this is not disturbing, since it is halfway transparent.
Yet they could have done without it.
So, back to the contents of this made-for-TV movie.
First of all, it comes in its original full content version, running slightly over three hours long.
The acting is fair for this kind of movie.
Names such as Murray Hamilton, Eva Marie Saint and Daniel Benzali (in one of his earliest appearances), give
you an idea of the caliber of actors involved.
As the title states, this is a more or less faithful account of the last days of Patton, involving him as the
Military Governor of occupied Bavaria and his relations and conflicts with General Eisenhower, which encompasses
the first half of the movie, to the tragic car accident that caused him to break his neck and surviving it for
a while (the second part of the movie).
We are also introduced into some flashbacks on Patton's earlier military career and his struggles to transform
a static Army, into a rolling and moving Force.
We get to see some of his romantic life and finally, is ultimate battle with Death itself.
He died a hero and consequent to what he believed in.
It is a very touching and moving picture of a very controversial historic figure, but despite all his human
frailties this big hulk of a man demonstrates that one can keep his dignity even to the end.
He was a fighter, beloved and perhaps even hated by those who knew him personally, but at least he was one man
who helped move things along in a time where many were too scared to act.
He was a leader, he was a war philosopher, a classic hero, like those he worshiped from Ancient History, and
therefore he may be considered sitting in the Pantheon of these peers of his.
This movie is a worthy complement to "Patton".
If only 20th Century-Fox would care to pick it up again, restore its original filmed material, digitalize it
and transfer it cleanly on DVD, they would have the appreciation of many who did appreciate and love the work
done on the transfer of "Patton".
Only time will tell, but I am sure, one day, someone may wake up and smell the coffee...
In the meantime, I can recommend this as an interim to that next version.
As said, it is not worse, nor better than its VHS counterpart, but being this a DVD, brings a more durable platform
to it.
To me it is a worthy investment, if just as a historic documentation...
Description of Last Days Of Patton
Film depicts the aging General's autumn years as a controversial ex-Nazi defender and desk-bound World War II historian. Following the close of World War II, General George S. Patton is seriously injured in a car accident and not expected to survive. "The Last Days of Patton" tells the story of these last few months of the General's life and the Army Medical Corps efforts to save him. Intermixed with flashbacks, the film also shows Patton's earlier career as a fledging tank commander during the First World War. Scott reprises his feature-film role.Bestsellers in DVD
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