The Last Days of Patton 

(1986)

146 minutes

Directed by Delbert Mann 

Drama / Made-for-TV Movie / War

Cast:

George C. Scott as General George S. Patton
Eva Marie Saint as Beatrice Patton
Murray Hamilton as Brigadier General 'Hap' Gay
Ed Lauter as Lieutenant Colonel 'Doctor' Paul Hill
Richard Dysart as General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower
Kathryn Leigh Scott as Jean Gordon, Patton's niece
Ron Berglas as Young George S. Patton

Film depicts the aging General's autumn years as a controversial ex-Nazi defender and desk-bound World War II historian. Following the close of World War II, General George S. Patton is seriously injured in a car accident and not expected to survive. "The Last Days of Patton" tells the story of these last few months of the General 's life and the Army Medical Corps efforts to save him. Intermixed with flashbacks, the film also shows Patton's earlier career as a fledging tank commander during the First World War. Scott reprises his feature-film role.