Sergeant York

(1941)

134 minutes

Biography / Drama / War

Directed by Howard Hawks

Cast:

Gary Cooper as Alvin York
Walter Brennan as Pastor Rosier Pile
Joan Leslie as Gracie Williams
George Tobias as 'Pusher' Ross
Stanley Ridges as Major Buxton
Margaret Wycherly as Mother York
Dickie Moore as George York
Ward Bond as Ike Botkin
Noah Beery Jr. as Buck Lipscomb
June Lockhart as Rosie York
Clem Bevans as Zeke
Howard Da Silva as Lem 
Charles Trowbridge as Cordell Hull
Harvey Stephens as Captain Danforth
David Bruce as Bert Thomas
Victor Kilian as Andrews 
Tully Marshall as Uncle Lige 
Jane Isbell as Gracie's sister

Sergeant York trailer

A rustic sniper (Gary Cooper) apprehends and attacks a German position all by himself, using the same technique as in turkey shoot. He instantly becomes a famous American hero of World War I and recipient of he Congressional Medal of Honor.  

In 2008, Sergeant York was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".