<P> Patton is a 1970 American epic biographical war film about U.S. General George S. Patton during World War II . It stars George C. Scott , Karl Malden , Michael Bates and Karl Michael Vogler . It was directed by Franklin J. Schaffner from a script by Francis Ford Coppola and Edmund H. North , who based their screenplay on the biography Patton : Ordeal and Triumph by Ladislas Farago and Omar Bradley 's memoir A Soldier 's Story . The film was shot in 65 mm Dimension 150 by cinematographer Fred J. Koenekamp and has a music score by Jerry Goldsmith . </P>
<P> Patton is a 1970 American epic biographical war film about U.S. General George S. Patton during World War II . It stars George C. Scott , Karl Malden , Michael Bates and Karl Michael Vogler . It was directed by Franklin J. Schaffner from a script by Francis Ford Coppola and Edmund H. North , who based their screenplay on the biography Patton : Ordeal and Triumph by Ladislas Farago and Omar Bradley 's memoir A Soldier 's Story . The film was shot in 65 mm Dimension 150 by cinematographer Fred J. Koenekamp and has a music score by Jerry Goldsmith . </P>
what book was the movie patton based on
what book was the movie patton based on
Patton : Ordeal and Triumph A Soldier 's Story
Patton : Ordeal and Triumph A Soldier 's Story