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)
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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)
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Gary Cooper really carries this film. It would never have been the same without him. His gaze, his speech, and how he acts so simply and naturally are the highlights of a film about how one person's life can change, but the person might not. Or at least not that much. It’s a nice story about a person who didn't want to be great, but sort of became that way anyway. I guess I was expecting a slightly stronger experience, though.
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