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Patton
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About 1970 film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner
Genres drama, war, biographical
Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner
Written by Francis Ford Coppola, Edmund H. North
Starring George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Harry Morgan, Siegfried Rauch, Edward Binns, Paul Frees, John Doucette, Michael Bates
Music Jerry Goldsmith
Runtime 170 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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