Patton (1970)
The famous Francis Ford Coppola co-wrote the screenplay for the 1970 movie Patton, which tells the true story of General George S. Patton, the controversial WWII general. Patton was a war hero in World War II but was later removed from the military when he criticized the post-war strategy of the US. The film starts with his arrival in North Africa and covers his different wartime activities until his discharge from command. Franklin J. Schaffner directed this movie, which currently has a 94% on Rotten Tomatoes. This makes sense because the film won an Academy Award for Best Picture.
Patton (1970)
Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)
Directed by Rob Reiner, the courtroom drama Ghosts of Mississippi is about the murder of the Black activist Medgar Evers in 1963. Nearly all of the evidence pointed towards Byron De La Beckwith, a white supremacist named (played by James Woods). However, he was still acquitted by two all-white juries. The film takes place in 1989. Lawyer Bobby DeLaughter (played by Alec Baldwin) agrees to take the case. Among the movie’s accolades is an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)
