Sergeant York

Starring: Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Joan Leslie, et al.

Torn between religious pacifism and patriotism, Alvin York of Tennessee went on to become World War I's most acclaimed hero. As the simple backwoods farm boy who captured 132 German soldiers during the Battle of Argonne, Gary Cooper (handpicked by York) also won acclaim -- and his first Best Actor Academy Award . Released in 1941 when the United States was on the brink of another war, this stirring adventure inspired thousands of enlisting men. Nominated for a total of 11 Oscars including Best Picture, a winner for Best Film Editing and movingly directed by Howard Hawks, it tells of a religious man's moral crisis, heroics and subsequent return to the rural life he loved while refusing to capitalize on the adulation heaped upon him. An ode to patriotism and the human spirit, Sergeant York endures as one of Hollywood's finest hours.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 012569793750
• Release Date: January 2006
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Publisher: WarnerBrothers
• Director: Howard Hawks
• Starring: Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Joan Leslie, George Tobias, Stanley Ridges, Margaret Wycherly, Ward Bond, Noah Beery Jr., June Lockhart, Dickie Moore
• Runtime: 2 hours, 14 minutes
• Number of Disks: 2
• Other Video Info: Multiple Formats; Black & White; Closed-captioned; Dubbed; NTSC; Original recording remastered; Subtitled
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Deep thoughts and lots of surprises.

Alvin York is a rapscallion. He is self-centered and rambunctious. One stormy evening, he is returning from the local watering hole when lightning strikes. As a result, he gets religion. There is a Great War, and the local selection board sends greetings to Alvin. Now Alvin finds that he is a conscientious objector. So how is he to solve the conflict? The answer is the story told here of a hero and his consciousness. The movie was well-paced and had just the right people to play the characters. It was fun to watch how Alvin (Gary Cooper) suddenly and progressively alters his outlook on life. He gives meaning to "I see the light". I appreciated the scene where he is on the mountain contemplating the dichotomy of life and defense. It has the same feel as in the movie "The Razor's Edge" (1946), where Tyrone Power contemplates being one with God. Later, it was fun to see how Alvin applied his turkey target skills. And asking people to take a few prisoners off his hands. This is one of those movies that can use repeated viewing.