Sergeant York (1941)
Directed by Howard
Hawks this film based on real events stars Gary Cooper, Joan Leslie
and Walter Brennan. A rural farmer from Tennessee becomes a good
Christian and then a war hero in WW1.
Essentially this is a
propaganda film released on the eve of the US's entry into WW2 and it
is clear the film seeks to wipe out any arguments young men might
have about going off to fight. Straying from history to create an
idealistic story it does take the film a little too long to get to
the meat of the story in my opinion. Sadly for a film with such a big
reputation I am not sure this one has aged very well.
2/5
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