Frank McCarthy

Almost everyone who worked with director Franklin J. Schaeffer on the film is interviewed here, including George C. Scott (this piece was done before he died in 1999) and they all seem to unanimously agree that he was a complete and total gentleman to work with. Oliver Stone shows up here to give us his thoughts on the film and accuse it for being in some part responsible for the bombing of Cambodia, which is an interesting theory if perhaps a little misguided (he claims that Nixon was so influenced by Patton that it resulted in his decision to launch that first attack which in turn resulted in the bombing). Other interviewees in this piece include Richard Zanuck, Jerry Goldsmith, Fred Koenekamp, Franklin J. Schaeffer himself, and the film's producer, Frank McCarthy. The interviews are nicely complimented by some behind the scenes clips as well as a small assortment of camera tests.

太平洋戦争下のフィリピン。マッカーサー将軍が指揮を執る米軍は、日本軍と熾烈な攻防戦を繰り広げていた。ルーズベルト大統領の撤退命令によって一時はオーストラリアへ逃れていたマッカーサーだが、やがて日本軍への逆襲を成功させフィリピンに舞い戻る。そして１９４５年８月、２つの原爆を投下され壊滅状態となった日本は無条件降伏し、マッカーサーはＧＨＱの最高司令官として日本を統治下に置くことになる。

A hard-nose general takes over a division with a bad combat record.

第二次大戦のアフリカ戦線で活躍したアメリカの将軍、ジョージ・パットンを描いた伝記的戦争ドラマ。優れた戦略家であるとともに、数々の奇行の持ち主とされたパットン将軍を、Ｇ・Ｃ・スコットが好演。ロンメル率いるドイツ軍との戦いが見どころ。

WWII is entering its last phase: Germany is in ruins, but does not yield. The US army lacks crucial knowledge about the German units operating on the opposite side of the Rhine, and decides to send two German prisoners to gather information. The scheme is risky: the Gestapo retains a terribly efficient network to identify and capture spies and deserters. Moreover, it is not clear that "Tiger", who does not mind any dirty work as long as the price is right, and war-weary "Happy", who might be easily betrayed by his feelings, are dependable agents. After Tiger and another American agent are successfully infiltrated, Happy is parachuted in Bavaria. His duty: find out the whereabouts of a powerful German armored unit moving towards the western front.