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Making Patton: A Classic War Film's Epic Journey to the Silver Screen
Nicholas Evan Sarantakes
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Description for Making Patton: A Classic War Film's Epic Journey to the Silver Screen
Hardcover. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Forever known for its blazing cinematic image of General George S. Patton (portrayed by George C. Scott) addressing his troops in front of a mammoth American flag, Patton won seven Oscars in 1971, including those for Best Picture and Best Actor. In doing so, it beat out a much-ballyhooed M*A*S*H, irreverent darling of the critics, and grossed $60 million despite an intense anti-war climate. But, as Nicholas Evan Sarantakes reveals, it was a film that almost didn’t get made.
Sarantakes offers an engaging and richly detailed production history of what became a critically acclaimed box office hit. ... Read more
Forever known for its blazing cinematic image of General George S. Patton (portrayed by George C. Scott) addressing his troops in front of a mammoth American flag, Patton won seven Oscars in 1971, including those for Best Picture and Best Actor. In doing so, it beat out a much-ballyhooed M*A*S*H, irreverent darling of the critics, and grossed $60 million despite an intense anti-war climate. But, as Nicholas Evan Sarantakes reveals, it was a film that almost didn’t get made.
Sarantakes offers an engaging and richly detailed production history of what became a critically acclaimed box office hit. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700618620
SKU
V9780700618620
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About Nicholas Evan Sarantakes
NICHOLAS EVAN SARANTAKES is an associate professor of strategy at the U.S. Naval War College and author of Allies against the Rising Sun: The United States, the British Nations, and the Defeat of Imperial Japan
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