It is a most awful thing when the wishes of your god and your country. Gentile, soldier of god and country spagnuolo, mark m on. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. The german divisions infantry regiments, the 122nd, 120th and 125th, were barely holding onto their piece of the argonne forest against an attack by the u.
Rikki abzug, nonprofit management program, milano, new york, ny. Of god and country video 2006 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Librivox founded in 2005 is a community of volunteers from all over the world who record public domain texts. The lion, the witch and the wardrobe 2005 aslan voice breakfast on pluto 2005 father liam. Played by gary cooper, alvin york is a goodhearted, but harddrinking farmer in.
Sergeant york is a profoundly christian movie exploring the role christians should play in times of war. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep religious and moral objections to fighting becomes one of the most celebrated. Highspeed external downloads hd 460331 sergeant york of god and country 2006 full movie english subtitle 123moviesreddit. He has been working with web design and coding since the late 1990s. York has been a monumental figure in my life since i was a child. Sergeant york is a 1941 american biographical film about the life of alvin c. A new biography of the hero of the argonne american warriors. Hearts desire published by dodd, mead, new york, c. Sold by outlet promotions and ships from amazon fulfillment. Sergeant york is among the best of wartime propaganda films, with a superb performance by gary cooper in the title role.
My religion and my ld me not to go to war, and the memory of my ld me to get my gun and go fight. View brian mcnultys profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. However his markmenship and devotion to duty gain him high. It was natural that, as the united states entered world war ii, hollywood would want to make a movie about the life of alvin york, the most decorated u. Buckley, we are now living in the world that they created and understand both it and ourselves better in the light of their lives. It was directed by howard hawks and was the highestgrossing film of the year the film was based on the diary of sergeant alvin york, as edited by tom skeyhill, and adapted by harry chandlee, abem finkel, john huston, howard e. As savvy as york eventually became in the arts of public speaking and opinion making, he remained, at his core, a simple country man, devoutly religious and generous to a fault. Fortunately for the germans, the argonne favored the defense and the americans favored it. With michael birdwell, maria cooper janis, joan leslie, june lockhart. A tribute to an influential and wellloved assemblies of god educator. October 12, 2015 file joan agnes theresa sadie brodel or joan leslie january 26, 1925 october 12, 2015, known by her stage name joan leslie, was an american actress who appeared in such films as high sierra, sergeant york and yankee doodle dandy.
This 1941 classic film starts off by showing the audience yorks closeknit, faithbased tennessee country. Steve created graphic images llc in early 2011 while still working in the. Need some help preparing for your audition for get in the show. His generosity got him in trouble as he donated virtually all his income to religious and educational projects, especially following the release of the film sergeant. He has been literally all over the country and the world, and has been involved in creative projects from tattooing to designing emblems for military units for decades. Sergeant york dvd denton public library bibliocommons. One of my earliest memories is watching sergeant york, the film, with my dad on a rented tape, and ma wants ya, alvin was idiomatic among my friends. This movie, however, is about much more than the incredible feat that made him a household name. A dramatic new years conversionconvinced him that killing was against god s will, and yet this shy, bigbonedmountaineer singlehandedly dispatched two dozen germans and captured 2 in theclosing days of world war i. Alvin cullum york december, 1887 september 2, 1964, also known as sergeant york, was one of the most decorated united states army soldiers of world war i. Moody, sergeant york, saint nicholas, john bunyan, or william f.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. First national pictures, inc warner home video firm. A dramatic new years conversion convinced him that killing was against god s will, and yet this shy, bigboned mountaineer singlehandedly dispatched two dozen germans and captured 2 in the closing days of world war i. New englands impact on communities throughout the country was. Walter brennan plays his minister who tries to help york find the answers through scriptural thought and writes a letter on his behalf as a. Italian words for sergeant include sergente and brigadiere di polizia. The movie is based on the true story of a conscientious objector who became a world war i hero. Jon curry voice of sergeant york and renee dorian voice of gracie share their stories.
Y ou might have to search several video rental stores to find sergeant york, but this 1941 blackandwhite classic still provides wholesome family entertainment with a positive, and even christian, message alvin york was the greatest american hero of world war i. A crisis of conscience leads york to faith in the religion of his mother and her prayers but comes to a real clincher when drafted into a war he w anted no part of wwi. Growing up in the tennessee hills, alvin york was equallyrenowned as a marksman and as a harddrinking brawler. Army donald benjamin york was laid to rest with full military honors at the arlington national cemetery. Sergeant york vhs still one of the best gary cooper movies ever made. Of god and country 2006 home 2006 xavier 2006 narrator. American life, american legend turner network television. He received the medal of honor for leading an attack on a german machine gun nest, taking at least one machine gun, killing at least 25 enemy soldiers and capturing 2. Brian mcnulty greater new york city area professional. All librivox recordings are in the public domain in the usa and available as free downloads on.
Howard hawks sergeant york explores the life and times of alvin york, and tells the true experiences of this wwi war hero, who was a godcentered. Instead of the usual focus on silly anecdotes about the daily production, this is something else entirely. It is a most awful thing when the wishes of your god and. Gary cooper the signature collection sergeant york. Story of a boy drafted into the military who begins his career as a pacifist and then soon sees the justification for fighting. Its still the guy with guts and a gun who wins the war alvin york a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. I am used to just fastforwarding through extras on dvd doublediscs, so sergeant york. Torn between religious pacifism and patriotism, farmboy alvin. Im telling you there was a war going on inside me, and i didnt know which side to lean to. Sergeant york by howard hawks gary cooper, walter brennan. Of god and country video 2006 movies, tv, celebs, and more.
Joan leslie 26 januarie 1925 12 oktober 2015 was n amerikaanse aktrise. Jon curry and renee dorian voices of sergeant york and. Growing up in the tennessee hills, alvin york was equally renowned as a marksman and as a harddrinking brawler. The idyllic boyhood shared by tom sawyer and huck finn has been just a. York, one of the mostdecorated american soldiers of world war i. Sergeant york is a 1941 biographical film about the life of alvin york, one of the mostdecorated american soldiers of world war i. Army and is singled out because of his conscientious objection status for special observation.