Patton (1970) ft. Sara Shea

Dana and Tom with 5x Club member, Sara Shea (Host and Creator of Shea Cinema (https://open.spotify.com/show/100OSus5cJdCTgoSWZNUSh) ; @sheacinema on X (https://x.com/sheacinema) , IG (https://www.instagram.com/sheacinema/) ) discuss the Best Picture winner of 1970, Patton: directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, written by Francis Ford Coppola and Edward H. North, cinematography by Fred J. Koenekamp, music by Jerry Goldsmith, starring George C. Scott, Karl Malden, and Edward Binns.


Plot Summary: A sweeping and complex portrait of a man consumed by ambition, Patton charges through history with ferocity and contradictions, a gladiator on the modern battlefield. In the chaos and grandeur of World War II, Patton’s genius and ego collide, alienating allies and enthralling enemies. Hero and antihero, the film unveils his brutal poetry of war, a relentless quest for glory at any cost—and the haunting question of whether he is made for, or destroyed by, the brutal theater of combat.


Guest:


Sara Shea

• Host and Creator of Shea Cinema (https://open.spotify.com/show/100OSus5cJdCTgoSWZNUSh) ; @sheacinema on X (https://x.com/sheacinema) , IG (https://www.instagram.com/sheacinema/)
• Previously on 12 Angry Men (1957) Revisit (https://www.ronnyduncanstudios.com/post/12-angry-men-1957-revisit-ft-kieran-b-and-sara-shea) , Barry Lyndon (1975) (https://www.ronnyduncanstudios.com/post/barry-lyndon-1975-ft-andrew-corns-and-sara-shea) , Shampoo (1975) (https://www.ronnyduncanstudios.com/post/shampoo-1975-ft-sara-shea) , 2025 Post Oscars Reaction Show (https://youtube.com/live/IHSaukf-Fgw?feature=share)


Chapters:


00:00 Introduction and Welcome Back Sara Shea


05:19 Cast and Background for Patton


09:01 Relationship(s) with Patton


15:30 Dana, Why Do You Love This Movie?


18:34 Welcome to the Resistance


27:51 What is Patton About?


31:46 Plot Summary for Patton


32:35 Did You Know?


36:48 First Break


37:36 What's Up with Sara Shea?


40:01 Best Performance(s)


51:23 Best/Favorite/Indelible Scene(s)


01:01:28 Second Break


01:02:09 In Memoriam


01:03:11 Best/Funniest Lines


01:13:38 The Stanley Rubric - Legacy


01:18:18 The Stanley Rubric - Impact/Significance


01:24:39 The Stanley Rubric - Novelty


01:33:10 The Stanley Rubric - Classicness


01:40:27 The Stanley Rubric - Rewatchability


01:45:32 The Stanley Rubric - Audience Score and Final Total


01:47:26 Remaining Questions for Patton


01:49:31 A Thank You to Sara and Final Thoughts


01:54:54 Credits


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Keywords:


George S. Patton, Academy Awards, film analysis, military history, cinematic legacy, character study, originality, cultural impact, audience reception, historical figures, film analysis, character complexity, rewatchability, emotional impact, legacy, cinema, World War II, Best Picture, Francis Ford Coppola, Edward H. North, Oscar winner, Karl Malden, Franklin J. Schaffner, Jerry Goldsmith, Edward Binns, Fred J. Koenekamp, Battle of the Bulge, Sicily, Tunisia, Rommel, Montgomery


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