Sergeant York (1941)

Editor's Note A stirring biography of World War I hero Alvin York, SERGEANT YORK features Gary Cooper in one of his most famous roles as a wild, hard-drinking young man from rural Tennessee who finds religion and reforms after almost killing a man for revenge. Alvin becomes a pillar of his community; when the war breaks out, he refuses to defy the Bible and kill the enemy, and his pacifist views prevent him from enlisting. However, after being drafted and put into combat, Alvin realizes that duty to his fellow soldiers and his country are important as well and succeeds in capturing more than 100 Germans almost single-handedly at the Battle of Argonne. A moving war drama that boasts an Academy Award-winning performance by Cooper, SERGEANT YORK is an affectionate look at a simpler time in U.S. history as well as an inspirational portrait of a true American hero.

	Walter Brennan
	Dickie Moore
	Gary Cooper
	Noah Beery Jr.
	George Tobias
	Howard Da Silva
	Clem Bevans
	June Lockhart
	Sol Polito - Cinematographer
	Jesse L. Lasky - Producer
	William Holmes - Editor
	Abem Finkel - Writer
	Harry Chandlee - Writer
	Max Steiner - Composer
	John Hughes - Art Director
	Howard Hawks - Director

Gary Cooper won an Oscar for his portrayal of real-life soldier Sergeant Alvin York, a war hero who astonished the world with his bravery and modesty. Although an unruly lad while growing up in rural Tennessee, he later reformed to pacifist ideals, but was called to serve in World War I where his valor on the battlefield earned him the Congressional Medal of Honor. The film is directed by Howard Hawks and was nominated for 11 Academy Awards.

"I reckon this gun shoots a bit to the left."----Alvin York.