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Sergeant York

  • 19411941
  • PassedPassed
  • 2h 14m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
18K
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Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, and Joan Leslie in Sergeant York (1941)
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
18K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
11,153
3,440
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    • Director
      • Howard Hawks
    • Writers
      • Abem Finkel(original screen play)
      • Harry Chandlee(original screen play)
      • Howard Koch(original screen play)
    • Stars
      • Gary Cooper
      • Walter Brennan
      • Joan Leslie
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Howard Hawks
    • Writers
      • Abem Finkel(original screen play)
      • Harry Chandlee(original screen play)
      • Howard Koch(original screen play)
    • Stars
      • Gary Cooper
      • Walter Brennan
      • Joan Leslie
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 130User reviews
    • 39Critic reviews
    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 5 wins & 10 nominations total

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    Gary Cooper during the filming of "Sergeant York" 1941
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    Gary Cooper and Joan Leslie in Sergeant York (1941)
    Gary Cooper and Walter Brennan in Sergeant York (1941)
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    Gary Cooper and Joan Leslie in Sergeant York (1941)
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    Sergeant York (1941)

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    Gary Cooper
    Gary Cooper
    • Alvin C. York
    Walter Brennan
    Walter Brennan
    • Pastor Rosier Pile
    Joan Leslie
    Joan Leslie
    • Gracie Williams
    George Tobias
    George Tobias
    • 'Pusher' Ross
    Stanley Ridges
    Stanley Ridges
    • Maj. Buxton
    Margaret Wycherly
    Margaret Wycherly
    • Mother York
    Ward Bond
    Ward Bond
    • Ike Botkin
    Noah Beery Jr.
    Noah Beery Jr.
    • Buck Lipscomb
    June Lockhart
    June Lockhart
    • Rosie York
    Dickie Moore
    Dickie Moore
    • George York
    Clem Bevans
    Clem Bevans
    • Zeke
    Howard Da Silva
    Howard Da Silva
    • Lem
    • (as Howard da Silva)
    Charles Trowbridge
    Charles Trowbridge
    • Cordell Hull
    Harvey Stephens
    Harvey Stephens
    • Capt. Danforth
    David Bruce
    David Bruce
    • Bert Thomas
    Carl Esmond
    Carl Esmond
    • German Major
    • (as Charles Esmond)
    Joe Sawyer
    Joe Sawyer
    • Sgt. Early
    • (as Joseph Sawyer)
    Pat Flaherty
    Pat Flaherty
    • Sgt. Harry Parsons
    • Director
      • Howard Hawks
    • Writers
      • Abem Finkel(original screen play)
      • Harry Chandlee(original screen play)
      • Howard Koch(original screen play)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Alvin C. York himself was on the set for a few days during filming. When one of the crew members tactlessly asked him how many "Jerries" he had killed, York started sobbing so vehemently he threw up. The crew member was nearly fired, but the next day, York demanded that he keep his job.
    • Goofs
      As General John J. Pershing is shown awarding York the MEDAL OF HONOR, he says that York is being awarded The Congressional Medal of Honor, which is incorrect. As the award citation includes the phrase "in the name of Congress", it is sometimes erroneously called the Congressional Medal of Honor; however, the official name of the medal is, and has always been, MEDAL OF HONOR. As the highest ranking American Army officer of that time, General John J. Pershing would certainly have known that, and would not have made that mistake at Alvin C. York's actual award ceremony.
    • Quotes

      Alvin: Well I'm as much agin' killin' as ever, sir. But it was this way, Colonel. When I started out, I felt just like you said, but when I hear them machine guns a-goin', and all them fellas are droppin' around me... I figured them guns was killin' hundreds, maybe thousands, and there weren't nothin' anybody could do, but to stop them guns. And that's what I done.

      Maj. Buxton: Do you mean to tell me that you did it to save lives?

      Alvin: Yes sir, that was why.

      Maj. Buxton: [amazed] Well, York, what you've just told me is the most extraordinary thing of all!

    • Crazy credits
      "We are proud to present this picture, and are grateful to the heroic figures, still living, who have generously consented to be portrayed in its story.

      To their faith and ours, that a day will come when man will live in peace on earth, this picture is humbly dedicated.

      High in the heart of the Cumberland Mountains in Tennessee, lies the Valley of the Three Forks of the Wolf, and here in the spring of the year 1916..."
    • Connections
      Featured in The Voice That Thrilled the World (1943)
    • Soundtracks
      My Country 'tis of Thee
      (uncredited)

      Music from "God Save the King"

      Traditional

      Played over the opening credits and occasionally throughout the picture

      Also played at the British medal ceremony

    User reviews130

    Review
    Top review
    Hooray for Gary Cooper.
    The worst war movies were made during the war, but the best ones too. This seems to be a paradoxity but if we think a little bit about this statement we find that this is obvious. If we compare the bad war films with the good ones we find only one difference, but this difference is fundamental: the matter of the actors. And Gary Cooper is a great actor. His personality guarantees the standard high quality all over the movie. He plays a farmer from Tennessee who wants to guarantee a comfortable life for himself and his love (beautiful: Joan Leslie) but the United States declares war to Germany and he has to enlist to the army. The first half of the movie is full of eye-popping black-and-white sceneries and great, laughable characters and situations. I love the character of George York (Alvin York's younger brother, played by Dickie Gibson) the most. That scene is so cool where he finds Alvin at the bar, which is settled on the border of Tennessee and Kentucky, and forces his brother to go home. He has a big gun in his hands for safety sake. These people are simple farmers, they live in peace and harmony, don't care much about the rest of the world (they don't even heard about the World War), they live by the rules of the Bible.

    There is a great battle scene at the second half of the movie. Alvin realizes that the war is similar to the turkey hunting, kills lot of German soldiers and becomes a national hero and the most decorated American soldier of the WWI. This film is great because it's lack of unnecessary patriotism and heroism. It's about the duty we have to fulfill because there are situations in life when our personal happiness is less important than the freedom of others. Alvin C. York realizes this and goes to a war against a country which he has never heard of and protects people whom he has never met. That's why he is a great man. And when he fulfilled his duty he goes home to the well-earned peace and comfort. And when Gary Cooper fulfilled his duty and gave a superb performance as Alvin York, he got the well-earned Academy Award for the Best Actor.
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    • picicici
    • Apr 3, 2001

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 27, 1941 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • German
    • Also known as
      • The Amazing Life of Sergeant York
    • Filming locations
      • Tennessee, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,400,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $16,361,885
    • Gross worldwide
      • $16,364,924
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 14 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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