Overview:
Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep religious and moral objections to fighting becomes one of the most celebrated American heroes of WWI.| Status: | Released (1941-09-27) |
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| Awards: | Won 2 Oscars. 5 wins & 10 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $16,361,885 |
| Screen: | Abem Finkel, Harry Chandlee, Howard Koch |
| Productions: | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Français, Deutsch |
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Casts
- 4068: Gary Cooper - Alvin C. York
- 4302: Walter Brennan - Pastor Rosier Pile
- 30269: Joan Leslie - Gracie Williams
- 30272: George Tobias - "Pusher" Ross
- 2496: Stanley Ridges - Major Buxton
- 78791: Margaret Wycherly - Mother York
- 4303: Ward Bond - Ike Botkin
Crews
- 11435: Howard Hawks - Director - Directing
- 84642: Abem Finkel - Screenplay - Writing
- 107778: Harry Chandlee - Screenplay - Writing
- 4508: Howard Koch - Screenplay - Writing
- 6593: John Huston - Screenplay - Writing
- 1172621: Alvin C. York - Writer - Writing
- 3249: Max Steiner - Original Music Composer - Sound
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Reviews
John Chard
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Just like a turkey shoot! Alvin York of Tennessee was a simple backwoods farm boy who liked a drink and a scrap, then one day, fuelled by drink and anger in his heart, an event gave him religion and a new found respect for life. However, the advent of World War 1, and his subseq ....
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To summarize (which is quite a task, since this is a very detailed, comprehensive, and well-done biopic), Gary Cooper plays one of the greatest and most beloved heroes of the First World War: backwoods sharpshooter, Alvin C. York. Hailing from the Valley of the Three Forks of the Wol ....
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