Talk:Patton (film)

On Patton's speech at the beginning of the film
Back when the Fox Movie Channel used to run their Fox Legacy feature with the then Fox president Tom Rothman, they had one on the film Patton. I'm pretty sure in his introduction to the film he said the original intention was for the movie to have an intermission (which was still common for big Hollywood movies then), and Patton's speech would be seen immediately after the intermission. That is why Patton has the four stars instead of just two at the beginning. When the movie was cut down in length and the idea of the intermission was dropped, the speech was moved to the beginning as its introduction. I don't expect FMC to show this series anymore as Rothman is no longer president of Fox.

Also, I think the article does need a section pointing out the historical errors in the movie. The fact that it is not a documentary is not relevant, as people tend to assume what they see in a movie like this is correct, as it isn't an historical drama like Gone With the Wind. I know that point was debated before at length but I didn't find their arguments convincing.209.179.57.76 (talk) 19:53, 29 June 2014 (UTC)


 * The unofficial historian of the Los Alamitos Joint Reserve base says in an LA Times article from 2008 that the speech was NOT filmed at the Liberty Theatre despite the plaque in the lobby commemorating the event:


 * "There's a plaque in the lobby stating that the theater was used in the famous scene from the 1970 movie "Patton," in which actor George C. Scott delivers a rousing patriotic speech in front of a huge American flag.


 * A great tale if it were true. According to at least one historian, it's not.


 * "The story got started by people explaining, as a point of reference, that this is the type of setting in which Patton spoke," said Tom Lasser, a retired California National Guard lieutenant colonel who commanded the airfield until 2001 and now serves as the base's unofficial historian."


 * http://articles.latimes.com/2008/jul/05/local/me-liberty5


 * Also, if there is some kind of Texas-USC football connection, it should be noted that the game in question, if played in 1966 was played IN AUSTIN, and was a 10-6 win for USC. The 1967 game would be the more likely candidate for this fable, as it was played at the Coliseum and was a 17-13 win for USC.  USC also won both games played in a home-and-home series with Texas in 1955 & 1956.  Of course, none of those results compares to what happened in January of 2006. But this is an article about Patton, not Vince Young. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.203.81.125 (talk • contribs)
 * I was just about to cite that same LA Times article in support of the fact that the opening scene was not filmed at Los Alamitos. According to (also reprinted at ), it was filmed at Sevilla Studios in Madrid. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 04:22, 29 July 2014 (UTC)

Soundtrack
The name of the "Patton Salute" bugle call is "To the Colors". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbSxOQqiVhM — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.88.73.35 (talk) 18:33, 29 July 2022 (UTC)

LtCol Codman replacing Capt Jenson
The plot summary states that Lt. Col. Codman replaced Capt. Jenson. The only thing we know is that Jenson was killed and that Codman soon after joined Patton's staff. A Lt General (3 star) would have several officers in his staff performing different roles and it seems unlikely that a field grade - Lt. Col. would fill the same role as a company grade Captain. I just saw it a few days ago and there is no statement that Codman was Jensons' replacement. I am changing the text to reflect this. --rogerd (talk) 01:26, 28 September 2014 (UTC)

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