February 4, 1970 –
Twentieth Century Fox’s film Patton, directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, (written by Francis Ford Coppola,) and starring George C. Scott opened in New York on this date.
The movie begins without showing the 20th Century-Fox logo, or any other indication that the film is starting. At military bases across the US theater owners reported that soldiers in the audience would often stand up and snap to attention when they heard the movie’s opening line (“Ten-hut!“), assuming it to be a real call to attention.
The Haus of Dcaligari 