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''Patton'' won seven [[Academy Award]]s, including [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]] and [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]]. Scott won [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] for his portrayal of General Patton, but declined to accept the award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.totalfilm.com/reviews/dvd/patton |title=Review of Patton |author=TotalFilm |accessdate=2006-04-24 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705124124/http://www.totalfilm.com/reviews/dvd/patton |archivedate=July 5, 2011 }}</ref> The opening monologue, delivered by George C. Scott as General Patton with an enormous American flag behind him, remains an iconic and often quoted image in film. The film was successful,<ref>{{cite news | first=Nathan | last=Rabin | coauthors= | title=Patton |date=May 24, 2006 | publisher= | url=http://www.avclub.com/content/node/48785 | work=AV Club | pages= | accessdate = 2007-01-07 | language = }}</ref> and in 2003, ''Patton'' was selected for preservation in the United States [[National Film Registry]] by the [[Library of Congress]] as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant". The [[Academy Film Archive]] preserved ''Patton'' in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|title=Preserved Projects|url=http://www.oscars.org/academy-film-archive/preserved-projects?title=patton&filmmaker=&category=All&collection=All|website=Academy Film Archive}}</ref>

 

General [[George S. Patton]] ([[George C. Scott]]) addresses an unseen audience of American troops, (based on [[Patton's Speech to the Third Army|his speech to the Third Army before D-Day]]). The film version of the speech is heavily condensed, with much of the original vulgarity removed.