Sergeant york starts in tennessee in the valley of the 3 forks. Alvin cullum york december, 1887 september 2, 1964, also known as sergeant york, was one of the most decorated united states army soldiers of world war i. Sergeant york was greeted in the lobby of the theatre by a tennessee state delegation headed by colonel george buxton, his. Story of world war i hero who captured german position singlehandedly. As a result, york becomes the most decorated hero of ww1, celebrated by no less than general john j. En 2008, le film est entre dans le national film registry pour. Learn sergeant alvin york with free interactive flashcards. The inspirational film, directed by howard hawks and cowritten by john huston, was nominated for 11 oscars and was the highestgrossing movie of 1941. Sergeant york 1941 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. This film has been nominated for many awards and has been ranked 57th out of 100 for the most inspirational american movies sergeant york, n. York has been a monumental figure in my life since i was a child. Prizewinning tennessee marksman alvin york gary cooper, a recent convert to christianity, finds himself torn between his nonviolent beliefs and his desire to serve his country when recruited to fight in world war i.
Tennessee congressman, cordell hull charles trowbridge, was on the dock to meet york as he disembarks from his ship back in the u. Sergeant york is among the best of wartime propaganda films, with a superb performance by gary cooper in the title role. Howard hawks directed many fine war films and westerns and detective films and ranks as one of hollywoods greatest directors. Choose from 20 different sets of sergeant alvin york flashcards on quizlet. York walter brennan pastor rosier pile joan leslie gracie williams ward bond ike botkin stanley ridges maj.
Watch sergeant york online stream full movie directv. Pershing as the greatest civilian soldier of the war. York drinks at a saloon that straddled both sides of the tennesseekentucky. In the course of service, he becomes one of the most decorated heros of wwi. When world war i hero alvin york agreed to sell the movie rights to his life story to warner bros. This article about sergeant york s initial pacifism and actions during the first world war first appeared in the summer 2017 issue of providences print edition. York, a sharpshooting tennessee mountaineer turned world war i hero who singlehandedly killed. York not be played by a hollywood glamour girl and 3 that gary cooper portray york on screen. In this american history tv interview, alvin york s grandson, along with a filmmaker who produced a documentary about the sergeant york film, talked about the man and the movie. It was directed by howard hawks and was the highestgrossing film of the year the film was based on the diary of sergeant alvin york, as edited by tom skeyhill, and adapted by harry chandlee, abem finkel, john huston, howard e. Not surprisingly, it ended up as the highestgrossing film of 1941.
Watch sergeant york movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. I still love it, and own the dvd and any book written about alvin york. Buck lipscomb june lockhart rosie york dickie moore george york clem bevans zeke harvey stephens capt. Gary cooper in sergeant york gary cooper in sergeant york 1941. Sergeant york is a 1941 american biographical film about the life of alvin c. Sergent york en vod et en telechargement sur mycanal. Sergeant york, a sincere biography of the world war. York is drafted into the army, where he realizes that there is indeed justification for fighting.
Film also portrays york s earlier life in the mountains of tennessee. Buxton margaret wycherly mother york george tobias michael t. Sergeant york cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Rent sergeant york 1941 starring gary cooper and walter brennan on dvd and bluray. Sergeant alvin york flashcards and study sets quizlet. York, one of the mostdecorated american soldiers of world war i. As the simple backwoods farm boy who captured 2 german soldiers during the battle of argonne, gary cooper handpicked by york also won acclaim and his fir.
Gary cooper, who portrays the sergeant in the film, arrived soon after. Kindly major buxton stanley ridges convinces york to engage in battle, where the pacifists prowess with a rifle earns him honors as he continues to struggle with his. In the dark years of wwii, sergeant york s earnest portrait of rural americana, deep christian faith, and rousing nationalism proved a winning formula, making it one of the eras critical pieces of war propaganda in spite of how little combat it actually dramatizes. It was directed by howard hawks and was the highestgrossing film of the year. Kindly major buxton stanley ridges convinces york to engage in battle, where t he pacifists prowess with a rifle earns him honors as he continues to struggle with his. However, the real york family had eleven children, although the two eldest sons had already moved away. Through the true story of alvin york, crack shot from the three forks of the wolf in pall mall, tennessee, i learned about life, love, honor, duty, faith and patriotism. The bulk of the film s narrative is instead concentrated around tennessee. The fictional york family is made up of mother york, alvin, a younger brother and a sister, and they lived in a relatively large house that only has a single room. Sergeant york is a 1941 biographical film about the life of alvin york, the mostdecorated american soldier of world war i, directed by howard hawks. York vit pauvrement mais gaiement avec sa mere, son frere et sa soeur.
Watch sergeant york full movie in hd visit alvin york a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to rel. The film won gary cooper his first academy award, and also picked up an oscar for best film editing. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Sergeant york by howard hawks gary cooper, walter brennan. Sergeant york passed 2h 14min biography, drama, history 27 september 1941 usa a marksman is drafted in world war i and ends up becoming one of the most celebrated war heroes. Hollywood version of the 1918 battle that earned alvin c. Sergeant york brought him hawks one and only oscar nomination for best director, and its arguably his least interesting film. York s medal of honor action occurred during the united states. He received the medal of honor for leading an attack on a german machine gun nest, taking at least one machine gun, killing at least 25 enemy soldiers and capturing 2. Whenever sergeant york was scheduled, my father would gather us all and we would all watch together. It was natural that, as the united states entered world war ii, hollywood would want to make a movie about the life of alvin york, the most decorated u. Sergeant york movie tv listings and schedule tv guide.
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