Sergeant York (1941)

Regisseur:

Howard Hawks

Drehbuchautoren:

Alvin C. York (diary)
Tom Skeyhill (diary editor)
(mehr)

Premierendatum:

27. September 1941 (USA)

Genre:

Biographie | Drama | Kriegsfilm

Werbezeile:

America's Greatest Modern Hero! Timelier today than ever . . thrilling and inspiring story of the kind of men that America is made of!

Plot:

True story of a hillbilly sharpshooter drafted in WW1 despite his claim to be a pacifist, who ends up becoming a war hero.

Plot Keywords:

Machine Gun | Tennessee | Pacifism | Sermon | Saloon

Filmpreise:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 9 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

"Alvin, you've got the using kind of religion."

Besetzung

Gary Cooper	...	Alvin Cullum York
Walter Brennan	...	Pastor Rosier Pile
Joan Leslie	...	Gracie Williams
George Tobias	...	'Pusher' Ross
Stanley Ridges	...	Maj. Buxton
Margaret Wycherly	...	Mother York
Ward Bond	...	Ike Botkin
Noah Beery Jr.	...	Buck Lipscomb
June Lockhart	...	Rosie York
Dickie Moore	...	George York
Clem Bevans	...	Zeke
Howard Da Silva	...	Lem
Charles Trowbridge	...	Cordell Hull
Harvey Stephens	...	Capt. Danforth
David Bruce	...	Bert Thomas
Carl Esmond	...	German major (as Charles Esmond)
Joe Sawyer	...	Sgt. Early (as Joseph Sawyer)
Pat Flaherty	...	Sgt. Harry Parsons
Robert Porterfield	...	Zeb Andrews
Erville Alderson	...	Nate Tomkins
übrige Besetzung in alphabetischer Reihenfolge:
Murray Alper	...	Butt Boy (uncredited)
James Anderson	...	Eb (uncredited)
Arthur Aylesworth	...	Marten (bartender) (uncredited)
Sonny Bupp	...	Boy in Sunday school (uncredited)
Lucia Carroll	...	Saloon girl (uncredited)
Lane Chandler	...	Cpl. Savage (uncredited)
Elisha Cook Jr.	...	Piano player (uncredited)
Roger Creed	...	Motorcycle soldier (uncredited)
Jean Del Val	...	Marshal Foch (uncredited)
Donald Douglas	...	Capt. Tillman (uncredited)
Charles Drake	...	Scorer (uncredited)
Roland Drew	...	Officer (uncredited)
Frank Faylen	...	Butt Boy (uncredited)
Jody Gilbert	...	Fat woman (uncredited)
Joseph W. Girard	...	Gen. John J. Pershing (uncredited)
Kit Guard	...	Soldier on rifle range (uncredited)
William Haade	...	Card player (uncredited)
Creighton Hale	...	Associated Press man (uncredited)
Herbert Heywood	...	Man at church (uncredited)
Russell Hicks	...	General (uncredited)
George Irving	...	Harrison (uncredited)
Jane Isbell	...	Gracie's sister (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson	...	Gen. Duncan (uncredited)
Si Jenks	...	Man at church (uncredited)
Edward Keane	...	Oscar of the Waldorf (uncredited)
Victor Kilian	...	Andrews (uncredited)
Rita La Roy	...	Saloon girl (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe	...	Beardsley (uncredited)
Tully Marshall	...	Uncle Lige (uncredited)
Charles Middleton	...	Mountaineer (uncredited)
Frank Orth	...	Drummer (uncredited)
Steve Pendleton	...	Scorer (uncredited)
Jack Pennick	...	Cpl. Cutting (uncredited)
Walter Sande	...	Sergeant on march (uncredited)
Dick Simmons	...	Marching soldier (uncredited)
Kay Sutton	...	Saloon girl (uncredited)
Ray Teal	...	Marching soldier (uncredited)
Theodore von Eltz	...	Prison camp commander (uncredited)
Eddy Waller	...	Man at church (uncredited)
Lee 'Lasses' White	...	Luke (target keeper) (uncredited)
Frank Wilcox	...	Sergeant (uncredited)
Guy Wilkerson	...	Tom (uncredited)
Tom Wilson	...	Turkey shoot participant (uncredited)
Douglas Wood	...	Maj. Hylan (uncredited)
Gig Young	...	Marching soldier (uncredited)

Regie
Howard Hawks

Buch
Alvin C. York		(diary) (as Sergeant York)
Tom Skeyhill		(diary editor)
Abem Finkel		(screenplay) &
Harry Chandlee		(screenplay) and
Howard Koch		(screenplay) &
John Huston		(screenplay)
Sam Cowan		uncredited

Produktion
Howard Hawks	....	producer
Jesse L. Lasky	....	producer
Hal B. Wallis	....	producer

Originalmusik
Max Steiner

Kamera
Sol Polito

Schnitt
William Holmes

Bauten/Dekorationsbau (art directors)
John Hughes

Bühnenbildner/Ausstatter (set decorators)
Fred M. MacLean		(uncredited)

Maske/Frisuren
Perc Westmore	....	makeup artist

Regieassistenten
Don Siegel	....	second unit director (uncredited)

Ton Stab
Oliver S. Garretson	....	sound

Stunts
Roger Creed	....	stunts (uncredited)
Ted Mapes	....	stunt double: Gary Cooper (uncredited)

Kamera und Elektrik (Stab)
Arthur Edeson	....	battle sequence camera

Musik (Stab)
Leo F. Forbstein	....	musical director
Hugo Friedhofer	....	music arranger: orchestral music

Restlicher Stab
Donoho Hall	....	technical advisor
Paul Walters	....	technical advisor
William Yetter Sr.	....	technical advisor (as Captain F.A.R. William Yetter)

Produktionsfirmen

• Warner Bros. Pictures

Verleihfirmen

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1941) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1942) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Pictures (1949) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Key Video (video)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1990) (USA) (video)
• Warner Home Video (1998) (USA) (VHS)

Alternativ:

Sergeant York (Österreich) (Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

134 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch | Französisch

Farbe:

Schwarzweiss

Seitenverhältnis:

1.37 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Altersfreigabe:

Australia:G | Finland:K-16 | Spain:T | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #7090)

Firma:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Dies und das:

A press release dated July 2, 1941 states that Sergeant York (1941) was the first motion picture to be made into a stage play. The film was transcribed by Robert Porterfield, who made his debut in this film.

Dialogzitate:

Ike Botkin: Ain't nobody ever cut 5 centers, lessen' it were Danile Boone

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Humphrey Bogart (1997) (TV)

Soundtrack:

The Star-Spangled Banner

"Alvin, you've got the using kind of religion."

Alvin Cullom York (1887-1964), a modest American and Christian hero of World War I, is the subject of this biographical picture which goes beyond the mere telling of the tale how he won all the medals he did for bravery during the Meuse Argonne Offensive. It's the inner struggle of a man whose pacifist Christian beliefs came into conflict with his patriotism. It's the heart and soul of this film, beautifully crafted by director Howard Hawks.

The real Sergeant York eschewed all money making ventures that would have capitalized on his heroics in World War I and had resisted giving the rights to his story to Hollywood. He relented because in 1941 he became concerned with the danger fascism posed for the world and advocated preparedness. Part of what brought him out was the speechmaking of that other American hero Charles A. Lindbergh who was an appeasement advocate.

York even called the shots on who was to play him. So Jack Warner made a call to Adolph Zukor over at Paramount and probably paid one hefty sum for Gary Cooper's services. It was worth every penny of it as Cooper got his first Oscar for Best Actor.

Alvin York is a poor farmer supporting a widowed mother and a brother and sister. And he likes to cut loose every so often with a jug and a rifle. But he gets converted and gets involved in Walter Brennan's church which is a strict fundamentalist sort with pacifist tenets. When America gets into World War I, his very soul is tormented by the tenets of his church and the volunteer tradition of his state. Tennessee is known as the Volunteer State and that nickname is no lie. It bothers him more than other men because as Pastor Walter Brennan tells him he's "got the using kind of religion."

These people may be fundamentalists and somewhat backward, but they're not phonies. No high hog living preachers here, just simple people trying to get through life the best they can. Howard Hawks did a masterful job in casting this film with some actors very used to playing rustics. Ward Bond, Noah Beery, Jr. Howard DaSilva, Clem Bevans and most of all Walter Brennan as Pastor Rosier Pyle, tripling as preacher, postmaster, and owner of the general store. Brennan got an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor, but since he'd already won three of them, the Academy voters gave Donald Crisp a break that year for How Green Was My Valley.

The York family is played by Margaret Wycherly, June Lockhart and Dickie Moore as mother, brother, and sister. Wycherly is one you'll remember also. Hard to believe this is the same woman who is also James Cagney's Ma in White Heat. Come to think of it, maybe not, Ma York and Ma Jarrett are both tough survivors.

As for the action that won him decorations from all the Allied powers including the Congressional Medal of Honor, you'll just have to see the film for that. But while some liberties are taken with York's pre-war story, what happened in the Argonne is actually what happened.

We could use a whole lot more Sergeant Yorks, those with the using kind of religion.