Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 134 min
- Age rating
- NR
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Violence
- Moderate
The story
Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep religious and moral objections to fighting becomes one of the most celebrated American heroes of WWI.
- hero
- world war i
- patriotism
- firearm
- infantry
- us army
- conversion
- conscientious objector
- one man army
- hillbilly
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Gary Cooper
Alvin C. York
Walter Brennan
Pastor Rosier Pile
Joan Leslie
Gracie Williams
George Tobias
"Pusher" Ross
- Stanley Ridges — Major 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 — Captain Danforth
- David Bruce — Bert Thomas
- Directed
- Howard Hawks
- Written
- John Huston, Howard Koch, Alvin C. York, Harry Chandlee, Abem Finkel
Production
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 · 234 ratings
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures
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