The Last Days of Patton
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| Directed by | Delbert Mann |
| Produced by | Alfred R. Kelman William F. Storke |
| Written by | William Luce based on the book by Ladislas Farago |
| Starring | George C. Scott Eva Marie Saint Murray Hamilton Ed Lauter Richard Dysart |
| Music by | Allyn Ferguson |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Original channel | CBS |
| Release date | September 14, 1986 |
| Running time | 146 minutes |
| Preceded by | Patton |
The Last Days of Patton is a 1986 made-for-television film sequel to the 1970 film Patton, which portrays the last few months of the general's life. George C. Scott reprises the role of General George S. Patton, and Eva Marie Saint portrays Beatrice Patton, the general's wife. The film was directed by Delbert Mann.
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[edit] Plot
As a result of General George S. Patton's decision to use former Nazis to help reconstruct post-World War II Germany (and publicly defending the practice), General Dwight Eisenhower removes him from that task and reassigns him to supervise "an army of clerks" whose task is to write the official history of the U.S. military involvement in World War II.[1]
Shortly thereafter, on December 9, 1945 (a day before he was to transfer back to the United States), Patton is involved in an automobile accident that seriously injures his spinal column, paralyzing him. As he lies in his hospital bed, he flashes back to earlier pivotal moments in his life, including stories his father told him of his grandfather's service during the American Civil War which inspired him to attend the United States Military Academy at West Point, his marriage to his wife Beatrice, and his championing of the use of tanks in the United States Army.[2]
President Harry S. Truman and other government officials, not wanting Patton to die on German soil, order him transferred to a stateside hospital. Preparations, including a full plaster body cast, are made, but Patton dies of an embolism on December 21, 1945.
[edit] Cast
- George C. Scott as General George S. Patton
- Eva Marie Saint as Beatrice Patton
- Murray Hamilton as Brigadier General "Hap" Gay
- Ed Lauter as Lieutenant Colonel (Doctor) Paul Hill
- Richard Dysart as General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Kathryn Leigh Scott as Jean Gordon, Patton's niece
- Ron Berglas as Young George S. Patton
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