Dickie Moore, Gary Cooper, George Tobias
The story of a gentle hillbilly farmer who became a hero of World War I.
DVD Release Date: November 7, 2006
Stats: 281 reviews
A wonderful film (Hawks nailed it again). For once Gary Cooper is perfect as a big-yet-slightly-slow-on-the edge peasant from a desperately poor part of the US who becomes a war hero. I particularly like the first part in the countryside which looks much more 1850s than 1917 givi...( read more)
I don't want to be a soldier. I don't want to go to war. I would seriously consider dodging the draft if there still was one. I identified with Gary Cooper's character. Yet, the movie's message is strongly supporting war and a soldier's work. Somehow I still enjoyed the film...( read more)
The greatness of Cooper under the direction of Hawks makes this film a must see. Sure its a flag waving film with alot of religious themes, but Gary Cooper makes it believable and the film is just entertaining.
One of the movies that got me into classic cinema. This is an absolute masterpiece. One of those films you can watch over and over again and not get tired of it. This stands as one of the greatest war films of all time and if you ask me, Hawks' finest.
Gary Cooper was an amazing actor, able to communicate so much by doing so little. He's ably supported here by an excellent cast, although Walter Brennan's make-up leaves something to be desired, but it's his film all the way and he is more then up to the challenge.
A fine message of how war should be viewed, even as a conscientious objector. I don't know if Alvin York talked like he had as much poop in his mouth as Cooper and the rest make it seem, but he won a best actor Oscar, so what do I know?
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 ...( read more)
York street in manhatten is named after this guy. He capture about 130 german soldiers by himself durring WWI. Gary Cooper was excellent in this movie
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