A dvd extra that is included on the second disk for sergeant york. Before dying, alvin asked his son, edward buxton york, if what he had done on october the eighth in. Sergeant alvin york and his wife and sons visit the white house, washington, dc hd stock footage duration. Written, directed and produced by john mulholland, 2006. Of god and country is a documentary produced for warner home video that runs 38 minutes and 55 seconds. Yorks famous exploit in the argonne forest on october 8, 1918 is well known and even the stuff of legend, his role in world war ii has essentially faded away. I am used to just fastforwarding through extras on dvd doublediscs, so sergeant york. In the footsteps of sergeant york east tennessee historical. Between 2006 and 2009, an international team of historians, archaeologists, and geographers traveled to france to rediscover and document where fentress countynative sergeant alvin c. Kindly major buxton stanley ridges convinces york to engage in battle, where the pacifists prowess with a rifle earns him honors as he continues to struggle.
The documentary explores casting decisions, script development, performances, characters, shooting topics, and production problems. Oct 26, 2006 proof offered of sergeant york s war exploits americas international herald tribune. Interveiws with sergeant dignam and captain queenan the. Film analyst mark grimsley examines how the 1941 film sergeant york use one. Only forty years of age, he had served his country in two wars. Tom followed his curiosity to the hills of tennessee, where he befriended. Warners 2 disc dvd of sergeant york is a solid restoration that makes all those interiorsasexteriors sets of the tennessee mountains look beautiful. York decided that god had given him the goahead to answer the call of my country. Sergeant york is a 1941 american biographical film about the life of alvin c. Chat with a geek squad agent schedule a service check repair status free virtual consultation. The movie is based on the true story of a conscientious objector who became a world war i hero. Surviving m247 sergeant york and t249 vigilante last update. Sergeant york is a 1941 biographical film about the life of alvin york, the mostdecorated american soldier of world war i, directed by howard hawks. Growing up in the tennessee hills, alvin york was equallyrenowned as a marksman and as a harddrinking brawler.
September 26, 20 listed here are the m247 sergeant york divad division air defense and t249 vigilante. January 26, 1925 october 12, 2015 was an american actress, dancer, and vaudevillian who, during the hollywood golden age, appeared in such films as high sierra, sergeant york, and yankee doodle dandy. Check out this behind the scenes look at bad boys for life read more. Cooper, unable to participate in wwii due to his age and an old injury to his hip, felt strongly that sergeant york was. Whenever sergeant york was scheduled, my father would gather us all and we would all watch together. Of god and country is a making of piece that cant help but declare that the movie has a timeless philosophy, as opposed to a specific propaganda function when it was made.
The screenplay was adapted by harry chandlee, abem finkel, john huston, howard koch, and sam cowan uncredited from the diary of alvin york as edited by tom skeyhill. He also hated war and fighting, and was very much a pacifist who only took up the cause of war and fighting to. Sergeant york how christians rationalize killing people. There is a scene in which york is struck by lightning, which propels him to find god. Sergeant york is pretty much close to being the perfect template for biography movies. Sergeant york cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Alvin cullum york died on september 2, 1964 at the veterans hospital in nashville, tennessee. Sergeant york would probably make the short list of movies that had a profound. I still love it, and own the dvd and any book written about alvin york. Sergeant york dvd, 2006, 2disc set for sale online ebay. Trolls world tour, like a boss and recommendations for easter and passover.
Sergeant york is the 1941 historical war drama that has become a respected classic, from one of the premiere entertainers of his or any day, director. Based on a true wwi story, this film follows a religious tennessee boy, who is initially opposed to war. Find out where sergeant york is streaming, if sergeant york is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. And sergeant york resonated well with us audiences and american overseas troops at a time when the possibility of another war was very real. The flaming red of his hair, his young, sunburned, weatherridged face with its smile. Sergeant york christian encounters series by john perry. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our and websites. The vale in which york was known to have fought is peppered with spent american and. Howard hawks definitely strays from his personal style here, to include dozens of todiefor closeups, especially of joan leslie. No videos, backdrops or posters have been added to sergeant york. Written in the endearing, country hand of alvin york himself but edited by amazing historians, and included. Jan 02, 2018 this article about sergeant yorks initial pacifism and actions during the first world war first appeared in the summer 2017 issue of providences print edition. York is drafted into the army, where he realizes that there is indeed justification for. Proof offered of sergeant yorks war exploits americas international herald tribune.
Sergeant york ist eine usamerikanische filmbiografie uber alvin c. Played by gary cooper, alvin york is a goodhearted, but harddrinking farmer in the back woods of tennessee. The lieutenant colonel leaps short buildings with a running start, and favorable winds, is almost as powerful as a switch engine, is faster than a speeding long shaft arrow, walks on water of an indoor pool, and talks to god if special request is approved. In the footsteps of sergeant york, a traveling exhibition from the museum of the american military experience, showcases this groundbreaking research and allows visitors to retrace the steps of one of americas bestknown military heroes. Instead of the usual focus on silly anecdotes about the daily production, this is something else entirely. He prayed to god to spare him and to have mercy on those he was compelled to kill. At the left end of this crescent was alvin yorka young sixfoot mountaineer, who. He also hated war and fighting, and was very much a pacifist who only took up the cause of war and fighting to protect his country and other countries from tyranny. York went out on a routine patrol an ordinary, unknown american doughboy of the first world war. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in nonretail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag.
Sergeant york is a profoundly christian movie exploring the role christians should play in times of war. Although york committed this deed during the first world war, he is also relevant to the second world war, thanks to the film sergeant york, directed by howard hawks and released in july 1941a few months before pearl harbor. The lowestpriced brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable. When the sergeant in command was killed, york then a corporal used the raccoonhunting skills. Proof offered of sergeant yorks war exploits americas. Sergeant york is the 1941 historical war drama that has become a respected classic, from one of the premiere entertainers of his or any day, director howard hawks rio bravo, only angels have. York, one of the mostdecorated american soldiers of world war i. It is so wonderful how god can change the wildest man into a gentle god fearing man. Alvin cullum york december, 1887 september 2, 1964, also known as sergeant york, was one of the most decorated united states army soldiers of world war i.
Sergeant york is one of those 30s and 40s movies about what it is to be an american. This book details the early days of alvin york, a backwoods tennessean who lived in obscurity until he was drafted and trained to fight for uncle sam overseas during the great war, world war i. This story that york tells proves that god keeps his promises. Nov 07, 2006 i am used to just fastforwarding through extras on dvd doublediscs, so sergeant york. Of god and country chronicles how alvin york s story was brought to the screen in the 1941 film, sergeant york, starring gary cooper. The major barely clears a quonset hut, loses tug of war with locomotives. In a brief encounter on october 8, 1918, during the argonne offensive, york had killed 25 german soldiers and, almost singlehandedly, effected the capture of 2 others. It includes on camera interviews with authors michael birdwell and mz ribalow, actors. Of god and country is a documentary produced for warner home video that runs 38 minutes and. A dramatic new years conversionconvinced him that killing was against gods will, and yet this shy, bigbonedmountaineer singlehandedly dispatched two dozen germans and captured 2 in theclosing days of world war i. Sergeant york, american war film, released in 1941, that was noted for gary coopers academy awardwinning portrayal of alvin york, one of the most decorated and celebrated american heroes of world war i. He received the medal of honor for leading an attack on a german machine gun nest, taking at least one machine gun, killing at least 25 enemy soldiers and capturing 2.
He fought bravely in world war i, and was the most highly decorated soldier of that war. Through the true story of alvin york, crack shot from the three forks of the wolf in pall mall, tennessee, i learned about life, love, honor, duty, faith and patriotism. Could use this in both film class and history class. Hathcocks record and the extraordinary details of the missions he undertook made him a legend in the u. This quizworksheet includes questions on the life of sergeant alvin c. In the course of an attack, he led a small group that captured more than prisoners and he singlehandedly eliminated. The general leaps tall buildings in a single bound, is more powerful than a locomotive, is faster than a speeding bullet, and gives policy to god. Yorks remarkable life includes details from exclusive interviews with the sargeants three surviving children and information drawn from battlefield eyewitness reports and original film studio archives. The film went on to win two academy awards including the best actor award. Carlos norman hathcock ii may 20, 1942 february 22, 1999 was a united states marine corps usmc sniper with a service record of 93 confirmed kills. A drunken brawler who found god and a hero of world war i who spent the rest of his life using his fame to help people. Alvin york kept a war diary that was published in 1928 by mr. Full text of his own life story and war diary see other formats. While it purports to be based on a true story, shit like that.
Gary cooper, walter brennan, joan leslie, george tobias. The inspirational film, directed by howard hawks and cowritten by john huston, was nominated. Comparable works are knute rockne, all american which, like sgt. Warners 2disc dvd of sergeant york is a solid restoration that makes all those interiorsasexteriors sets of the tennessee mountains look beautiful. York received the medal of honor for his actions on october 8, 1918, during the meuseargonne offensive. York standort 8 oktober 1918 es war entdeckung okt 2006 international. However, the advent of world war 1, and his subsequent call to duty, tore his pacifist state of mind apart, torn between a patriotic sense of duty and his religious beliefs, alvin york of tennessee was to become the name on everyones lips in 1918. Two years after hitler had conquered most of europe, pronazi. Suffice it to say that alvin yorkonce a drunkard and a violent man, then a radically changed christian pacifist, and then a drafted soldier in france in 1918a man who was faithful to his family, his country and his god, despite their apparently conflicting demandshas gotten a lot more attention than your average draftee usually gets.
Behind the scenes documentary on the making of sergeant york. Of god and country video 2006 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. He was buried a short distance from the church where he was first saved. Sergeant york proves one of the seasons great, blared the washington post. His own life story and war diary by tom skeyhill my rating.