The Making of the Movie Patton
From The Front To The Films: A World War II Podcast
English - July 26, 2019 15:17 - 25 minutes - 46.9 MB - ★★★★ - 25 ratingsHistory TV & Film europe films pbs pacific books dday documentary hollywood movies pearlharbor Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Interview with author Nicholas Evan Sarantakes who wrote an incredible book about the making if the iconic film "Patton."
"Making Patton" chronicles to almost two-decades-long effort to bring the movie to the silver screen.
Did you know that George C. Scott was not the first choice to play General George Patton? or that the film was shot in Spain or that Omara Bradley and Patton were not as close as portrayed in the film?