SERGEANT YORK1941
Sergeant York
Movie Rating
MOVIE RATING
Average Rating: 3.0 (out of 5) (117 votes cast)
Source of Film
SOURCE OF FILM
- Sergeant York: His Own Life Story and War Diary (1928)
- by Alvin Cullum York, edited by Tom Skeyhill
A back country religious pacifist from Tennessee, Alvin York initially tried to be drafted into the U.S. Army during World War I as a conscientious objector. He was turned down and drafted anyway. York suffered a philosophical conversion and was sent to the front in northern France. Once there, his actions under heavy fire made him one of the most decorated of U.S. soldiers.
Not one to profit from fame, York only agreed that a movie be made about his exploits when he needed to raise funds to build a bible school in his native Tennessee.
Producer Detail
PRODUCER DETAIL
Producer Detail
PRODUCER
- Jesse L. Lasky
- Entertainer
- (1898-1910)
- Broadway producer
- (1911)
- Jesse L. Lasky Feature Plays
- (1913-1915)
- Famous Players-Lasky
- (1916-1933)
- Fox Film
- (1933-1934)
- Pickford-Lasky
- (1935)
- Jesse L. Lasky Productions/RKO Radio Pictures
- (1936-1937)
- Warner Bros.
- (1940-1945)
- Jesse L. Lasky Productions/RKO Radio Pictures
- (1946-1948)
- MGM
- (1950-1951)
Producer Detail
- Hal B. Wallis
- Warner Bros.
- (1931-1944)
- Hal Wallis Productions
- (1944-1975)
Director Detail
DIRECTOR DETAIL
- Howard Hawks
- Douglas Fairbanks Pictures
- (1917)
- Marshall Neilan Productions
- (1920-1921)
- Famous Players-Lasky
- (1923-1925)
- Fox Film
- (1926-1929)
- independent director
- (1930-1970)
Film Run-time and Synopsis
RUNTIME & SYNOPSIS
2 hours, 14 minutes
Gary Cooper plays Alvin York in this bio-pic about the highly decorated World War I veteran from Tennessee.
Film Awards
FILM AWARDS
MPAA Rating
MPAA RATING
No rating
Box Office Ranking
BOX OFFICE RANKING
- 1941 Domestic Box Office Rank: #1[1]
Theatrical Revenues
GROSS
- (Adjusted Gross in $millions)
- Domestic Theatrical Release: $434[1]
Original Film Distributor
DISTRIBUTOR
Location Filming
LOCATION
- Simi Hills, California
Outstanding Motion Picture