USA,
1941, 134 min
Directed by:
Howard HawksCinematography:
Sol PolitoComposer:
Max SteinerCast:
Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Joan Leslie, George Tobias, Stanley Ridges, Margaret Wycherly, Ward Bond, Noah Beery Jr., June Lockhart, Dickie Moore, Clem Bevans (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
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. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1942 - Gary Cooper (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 1942 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
- 1942 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1942 - Howard Hawks (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 1942 - Walter Brennan (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 1942 - Margaret Wycherly (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
- 1942 - Abem Finkel, Harry Chandlee, Howard Koch, John Huston (Best Original Screenplay)
- 1942 - Sol Polito (Best Cinematography (Black-and-White))
- 1942 - Max Steiner (Best Original Dramatic Score)
- 1942 - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (Black-and-White)
- 1942 - Best Sound Mixing
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1941 - Gary Cooper (Best Actor)
- 1941 - Best Film