Patton

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ite accurate in its portrayal of what really took place. This can be seen in the very beginning of the movie where Patton stands before his troops in front of the American flag and gives a speech. After comparing the speech given in the film to the real address given by Patton himself, I feel some of the words were changed in the film to keep a PG rating yet, the speech was almost exactly the same as the one Patton delivered to his troops before the commencement of operation overlord. (Stacy, 1)
Another thing that emphasizes the amount of truth in the movie is the director’s use of actual World War II newsreels through out the film. These depict the various major battles and their outcome such as Patton’s drive through Sicily to liberate Palermo and his subsequent entrance to Messina, much to General Montgomery’s chagrin. The newsreels are again used during Patton’s European campaign with his 3rd Army as they liberate town after town through out France and into ...