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Gary Cooper plays Alvin York, the real-life country lad and sharpshooter drafted to fight during World War I but blocked from killing by his pacifist sentiments. Howard Hawks makes a rousing, heroic film out of the tale, and Cooper gives one of his best performances (for which he won an Oscar). The 1941 feature seems as much a valentine to wartime America (and a not-so-subtle piece of propaganda) as anything, with Hawks capturing splendidly shot scenes of life in York's home state of Tennessee, which in turn provide a striking contrast to the battlefield. A key scene in the film, in which York is presented with an argument in favor of killing in war, is still thought provoking. --Tom Keogh
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Gary Cooper plays Alvin York, the real-life country lad and sharpshooter drafted to fight during World War II but blocked from killing by his pacifist sentiments. Howard Hawks makes a rousing, heroic film out of the tale, and Cooper gives one of his best performances (for which he won an Oscar). The 1941 feature seems as much a valentine to wartime America (and a not-so-subtle piece of propaganda) as anything, with Hawks capturing splendidly shot scenes of life in York's home state of Tennessee, which in turn provide a striking contrast to the battlefield. A key scene in the film, in which York is presented with an argument in favor of killing in war, is still thought provoking. --Tom Keogh
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
We need more films like this!,
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This review is from: Sergeant York (VHS Tape)
I first saw Sergeant York several years ago, and since then it has been among my favorite films. This movie portrays the life of York in a true and Godly way. If only there were more films like these showing a brave and Godly man fight for his country; we would not have the "cowards" that now live in our nation. Today there are hardly any "real" men who will stand up for what is true and right. Every young man should watch this film as a way to see how a "real" man lives, works, and fights. May more films like it be created in the near future, or we will suffer by raising a generation of cowards!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A classic, but with small technical errors,
By "sarg3nt_bruning" (Florida) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sergeant York (VHS Tape)
I have to rate this movie as a true classic with the likes of Ben Hur, The Ten Commandments, and The Longest Day. People may think it corny or outdated but for me it just gets better each time I watch it. My only complaint, if you can call it that...more of a comment, are 2 small technicalities: 1) York was not issued and did not use a 1903 Springfield rifle as he did in the movie. He was issued a Pattern 1917 Enfield rifle and used this in the battle where he won the Medal of Honor. When the US entered WW1 there were insufficient quantities of '03 Springfields for every serviceman. The US had been making Enfield rifles for the British in caliber .303 and had a large number of them on-hand when we entered the war. So the government took them, rechambered them for caliber .30-06 and issued them to the US servicemen. 2) York did not use a captured German Luger pistol to shoot the german troops charging down the hill. He used a US Colt 1911 .45 caliber pistol, but during filming the Colt 1911 pistol would not cycle properly when firing blanks and the Luger was substituted. Other than that, a movie that will remain timeless.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Mom and Apple pie,
By Jorge Barbarosa "the_bassist" (the back 9) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sergeant York (VHS Tape)
Don't judge this movie by millennium standards; this was a simple movie from a simpler time. Sgt York was a hero. The film is missing some spots. I remember a particular scene during training when York's backpack was filled with bricks, while the other men had loaded theirs up with straw (don't laugh I've known Marines who actually load their rucks up with heavy gear). But overall, it's a good representation of early genre. Please note that a War Movie used to also include the home coming, the fiancée or wife or mom back home pining away with worry and doubt. It's all here, too. Great entertainment? Not really, it's more in line with a historical review of early cinema.
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