seriously, because we were young, we were part of the counterculture. >> "patton" connects with the greatest generation. it's also a film about reconsidering war and connects with the vietnam generation. >> you are just a god damn coward. >> it is told with irony by this young screenwriter named francis ford coppola. >> he had his foot in old hollywood before that. he made a musical. >> i was very unhappy during the production because you didn't get to cast, you didn't get to pick the art director, you didn't do final post production. one of the highlights of the picture is a skinny kid would come and watch what i was doing and became a friend of mine. he was the only one my