Sergeant York

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Sergeant York is a 1941 biographical war film about World War I hero Alvin C. York, renowned for its patriotic themes and Gary Cooper’s Academy Award-winning performance.

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Alvin C. York 2
Sergeant Alvin C. York 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biographical war film
film
academyAward Academy Award for Best Actor
academyAwardCategoryNominated Best Art Direction, Black-and-White
Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Best Director
Best Film Editing
Best Original Score
Best Original Screenplay
Best Picture
Best Supporting Actor
academyAwardYear 1942
basedOn Saturday Evening Post articles about Alvin C. York
life of Alvin C. York
blackAndWhite true
cinematographyBy Sol Polito
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Howard Hawks NERFINISHED
distributor Warner Bros. Pictures
surface form: Warner Bros.
editedBy William Holmes
genre biographical film
drama film
war film
language English
mainCharacter Alvin C. York
musicBy Max Steiner NERFINISHED
notableFor Gary Cooper’s Academy Award-winning performance
patriotic themes
oscarWonBy Gary Cooper NERFINISHED
portrays Alvin C. York
producer Hal B. Wallis
Jesse L. Lasky
productionCompany Warner Bros. Pictures
surface form: Warner Bros.
releaseDate 1941-07-02
releaseYear 1941
runtimeMinutes 134
screenwriter Abem Finkel
Harry Chandlee
Howard Koch
John Huston NERFINISHED
setDuring World War I
starring Gary Cooper NERFINISHED
George Tobias
Joan Leslie NERFINISHED
Margaret Wycherly
Stanley Ridges NERFINISHED
Walter Brennan
subjectOf American wartime propaganda analysis
theme pacifism and duty
patriotism
religious faith
title Sergeant York self-link

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York Avenue namedAfter Sergeant York
this entity surface form: Sergeant Alvin C. York
this entity surface form: Alvin C. York
Gary Cooper notableWork Sergeant York
Hal B. Wallis notableWork Sergeant York
Howard Hawks notableWork Sergeant York
Gary Cooper portrayedCharacter Sergeant York
this entity surface form: Alvin C. York
Sergeant York title Sergeant York self-link