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These are the posts for Wednesday, the 4th day of October in the year 2006 of the common era.

Patton (1970)

Wednesday, October 4th, 2006

We’re gonna keep fighting. Is that clear? We’re gonna attack all night. We’re gonna attack the next morning. If we’re not victorious, let no man come back alive.

Part of Carnival of Cinema, Episode II.

Patton is a bigger-than-life film about a bigger-than-life figure and it will be remembered for a bigger than life gesture by its star when George C. Scott refused to accept a Best Actor Oscar for his performance. Scott didn’t believe he deserved this award. The rest of the civilized world, with good reason, begged to differ.

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