SERGEANT YORK
"SERGEANT YORK" (1941)
SCENARIO:
"Prize-winning Tennessee marksman Alvin York, a recent convert to Christianity, finds himself torn between his non-violent beliefs and his desire to serve his country when recruited to fight in World War I. Kindly Major Buxton convinces York to engage in battle, where the pacifist's prowess with a rifle earns him honors as he continues to struggle with his decision to kill. Howard Hawks directs this adaptation of the real York's memoirs."
STARRING:
Gary Cooper, Joan Leslie, Walter Brennan, Margaret Wycherly and June Lockhart
SCREENPLAY:
The film was based on York's diary, as edited by Tom Skeyhill, and was adapted into a screenplay by Harry Chandlee, Abem Finkel, John Huston, Howard E. Koch, and Sam Cowan (uncredited).
DIRECTOR:
Howard Hawks
AWARDS & OTHER HONORS:
It was nominated for eleven (11) Academy Awards and won two (2) for: "Beast Actor" (Gary Cooper) and "Best Film Editing" (William Holmes).
It was nominated for four (4) additional awards, by various entities, and won three (3) of them.
It became the highest-grossing film of 1941.
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