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Sergeant York is a 1941 American biographical film about the life of Alvin C. York, one of the most decorated American soldiers of World War I. Directed by Howard Hawks and starring Gary Cooper in the title role, the film was a critical and commercial success, and became the highest-grossing film of 1941. In 2008, Sergeant York was selected for ...
Sergeant York: Directed by Howard Hawks. With Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Joan Leslie, George Tobias. A Tennessee farmer and marksman is drafted in World War I, and struggles with his pacifist inclinations before becoming one of the most celebrated war heroes.
Dec 17, 2020 · A Somewhat fictionalized account of the life and war service of Alvin York, who went from humble beginnings to being one of the most celebrated American servicemen to fight in World War I.
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Synopsis. The Valley of the 3 Forks of the Wolf, located in the Cumberland Mountains in Tennessee, is the home of the Yorks, a family of poor mountain farmers. In the spring of 1916, a drunken Alvin C. York, the oldest son, interrupts a church service attended by his mother, sister Rosie and brother George, when he and two friends take potshots ...
Dec 30, 2020 · Released in 1941 when the United States was on the brink of another war, this stirring adventure inspired thousands of enlisting men.
Prize-winning Tennessee marksman Alvin York (Gary Cooper), a recent convert to Christianity, finds himself torn between his non-violent beliefs and his desire to serve his country when...
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Sergeant York. 1941 · 2 hr 15 min. TV-PG. Drama · War. Recruited to fight in World War I, a Tennessee farmer with deep pacifist beliefs is driven to take up arms when his unit is overwhelmed by Germans. Subtitles: English. Starring: Gary Cooper Walter Brennan Joan Leslie George Tobias Stanley Ridges Margaret Wycherly Ward Bond.
Movie. Howard Hawks' "Sergeant York" explores the life and times of Alvin York, and tells the true experiences of this WWI war hero, who was a God-centered, Bible-living farmer from Tennessee, drafted into the army. Gary Cooper stars in the Warner Brothers' motion picture, "Sergeant York".
Overview. Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep religious and moral objections to fighting becomes one of the most celebrated American heroes of WWI.
