Sergeant York
Missiles! Jets! Tanks! ... It's still the guy with guts and a gun who wins the war!
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.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Oscars for Best Film Editing and Best Actor (1942)
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Nominations
9 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best Picture (1942)
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Box office
Grossed $16.4M worldwide, about 11.7 times its $1.4M budget
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Setting
Set in Appalachian Mountains, Tennessee, Cumberland Mountains and France
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Music
Music by Max Steiner
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Sol Polito
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Alvin C. YorkWriter
- Howard E. KochScreenplay
- Abem FinkelScreenplay
- John HustonScreenplay
- Harry ChandleeScreenplay
- Howard HawksScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 27, 1941
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $1.4M
- Revenue
- $16.4M
- Countries
- United States of America
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Cast
Gary CooperAlvin C. York
Walter BrennanPastor Rosier Pile
Joan LeslieGracie Williams
George Tobias"Pusher" Ross
Stanley RidgesMajor Buxton
Margaret WycherlyMother York
Ward BondIke Botkin
Noah Beery Jr.Buck Lipscomb
June LockhartRosie York
Dickie MooreGeorge York
Clem BevansZeke
Howard Da SilvaLem
Charles TrowbridgeCordell Hull
Harvey StephensCaptain Danforth
David BruceBert Thomas
Carl EsmondGerman Major
Joe SawyerSergeant Early- Pat FlahertySergeant Harry Parsons
- Robert PorterfieldZeb Andrews
Erville AldersonNate Tomkins
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