Sergeant York [Blu-ray]

Overview

Based on a true WWI story, this film follows a religious Tennessee boy, who is initially opposed to war. York is drafted into the Army, where he realizes that there is indeed justification for fighting. In the course of service, he becomes one of the most decorated heros of WWI.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/13/2020
UPC:	0883929716623
Original Release:	1941
Rating:	NR
Source:	Warner Archives
Presentation:	[B&W]
Language:	English
Time:	2:14:00
Sales rank:	5,034

Special Features

Commentary by Film Historian Jeanine Basinger ; Making-Of Featurette Sergeant York: Of God and Country; Classic Cartoon Porky's Preview; Vintage Short Lions for Sale

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Gary Cooper	Alvin C. York
Joan Leslie	Gracie
Walter Brennan	Pastor Rosier Pile
George Tobias	Pusher
Stanley Ridges	Buxton
Ward Bond	Ike
Noah Beery Jr.	Lipscomb
June Lockhart	Rose
Dickie Moore	George York
Clem Bevans	Zeke
Howard da Silva	Lem
Charles Trowbridge	Cordell Hull
Harvey Stephens	Danforth
David Bruce	Bert Thomas
Charles (Carl) Esmond	German Major
Joseph Sawyer	Sgt. Early,Sgt. Early
Pat Flaherty	Sgt. Parsons
Margaret Wycherly	Mother York
Robert Porterfield	Zeb Andrews
Erville Alderson	Nate Tompkins
Joseph Girard	Gen. Pershing,Gen. John Pershing
Frank Wilcox	Sergeant
Don Douglas	Capt. Tillman
Lane Chandler	Cpl. Savage
Frank Marlowe	Beardsley
Jack Pennick	Cpl. Cutting
James Anderson	Eb
Guy Wilkerson	Tom Carver
Tully Marshall	Uncle Lige
Lee 'Lasses' White	Luke, the Target Keeper
Jane Isbell	Gracie's Sister
Frank Orth	Drummer
Arthur Aylesworth	Marty, Bartender
Rita La Roy	Saloon Girl
Lucia Carroll	Saloon Girl
Kay Sutton	Saloon Girl
Elisha Cook Jr.	Piano Player
William Haade	Card Player
Jody Gilbert	Fat Woman,Fat Woman
Victor Kilian	Andrews
Frank Faylen	Gunnery Spotter
Murray Alper	Gunnery Spotter
Gaylord 'Steve' Pendleton	Scorer
Charles Drake	Scorer
Theodore von Eltz	Prison Camp Commander
Roland Drew	Officer
Russell Hicks	General
Jean Del Val	Marshal Foch
Selmer Jackson	Gen. Duncan,Gen. Duncan
Creighton Hale	AP Man
George Irving	Harrison
Edward Keane	Oscar of the Waldorf
Gig Young	Soldier
Walter Sande	Sergeant
Clyde Cook	British Soldier
Douglas Wood	New York Spokesman
Si Jenks	Bit part
Ray Teal	Bit part
Kit Guard	Bit part
Charles Middleton	Actor,Mountaineer
Frank McGlynn Sr.	Farmer
Charles Esmond	German Major
Abe Finkel	Actor
Noah Beery	Actor
Max Steiner	Composer

Technical Credits

Abem Finkel

Harry Chandlee

Howard Koch

John Huston

Howard Hawks	Director,Producer
Abem Finkel	Screenwriter
Harry Chandlee	Screenwriter
Howard Koch	Screenwriter
John Huston	Screenwriter
Hal B. Wallis	Producer
Jesse L. Lasky	Producer,Producer
Oliver Garretson	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Sergeant York is among the best of war-time propaganda films, with a superb performance by Gary Cooper in the title role. 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.S. soldier in World War I. The real-life York set several conditions for the production, all to the betterment of the resulting film. It is a tribute to the skills of director Howard Hawks that, removed from its historical context, Sergeant York remains one of the most powerful screen biographies, though it perhaps falls short when compared with the realism of such later war-bios as Patton. The battle sequences, edited by William Holmes, are usually sharp, and Cooper gives one of the most memorable performances of his outstanding career. Sergeant York was nominated for eleven Academy Awards, winning two, Cooper for Best Actor and Homes for Best Film Editing.