The Last Days of Patton

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The Last Days of Patton was a 1986 made-for-television movie sequel to the 1970 film Patton. In it, George C. Scott reprised the role of General George S. Patton and portrayed the last few months of the famous general's life. The film was directed by Delbert Mann.

[edit] Plot

As a result of Patton's decision to use former Nazis to help reconstruct post-World War II Germany (and publicly defending the practice), General Dwight Eisenhower removes him from that task and reassigns Patton to supervise "an army of clerks" whose task is to write the official history of the U.S. military involvement in World War II. Shortly thereafter Patton is involved in an automobile accident that seriously injures him, causing him to become hospitalized. As Patton lies in his hospital bed, he flashes back to earlier times in his life, including his fighting in World War I.