Sergeant York Movie Review 1941

Timely and enduring war movie based on the true story of Alvin York, the country boy from Tennessee drafted during WWI. At first a pacifist, Sergeant York (Cooper, well cast in an Oscar-winning role) finds justification for fighting and becomes one of the war's greatest heros. Gentle scenes of rural life contrast with horrific battlegrounds. York served as a consultant.

Distribution

Baker & Taylor Inc., 2709 Water Ridge Pkwy., Ste. 500, Charlotte, NC 28217, Phone: (704)357-3500, Toll-free: 800-775-1800, Email: btinfo@btol.com, URL: http://www.btol.com

Available on VHS
Running time 134 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Adventure Drama, True Stories, Top Grossing Films of 1941, 4 Bones

Screenplay

Abem Finkel, Harry Chandler, Howard Koch, John Huston

Cast

Gary Cooper, Joan Leslie, Walter Brennan, Dickie Moore, Ward Bond, George Tobias, Noah Beery, June Lockhart, Stanley Ridges, Margaret Wycherly, James Anderson, David Bruce, Lane Chandler, Elisha Cook, Erville Alderson, Howard da Silva, Donald Douglas, Frank Faylen, Pat Flaherty, Joseph Girard, Creighton Hale, Russell Hicks, George Irving, Selmer Jackson, Jack Pennick, Harvey Stephens, Kay Sutton, Clem Bevans, Charles Trowbridge, Guy Wilkerson, Gig Young

Cinematography

Sol Polito

Director

Howard Hawks

Music

Max Steiner

Other

Donoho Hall, Paul Walters, William Yettes

Producer

Howard Hawks, Jesse L. Lasky, Hal B. Wallis, Warner Bros.

Awards

Oscars 1941: Actor (Cooper), Film Editing; N.Y. Film Critics 1941: Actor (Cooper).