Sergeant York - crew, film crew
The entire team, the film crew of the film "Sergeant York"
Sergeant York (1941)
Timing:
2:14 (134 min)
7.219/10
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6.969/10
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7.7/10
21000
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Film crew
Director
Producer
Writer
Alvin C. York
Writer
Editor
William Holmes
Editor
Art Direction
Stunts
Ted Mapes
Stunts
Roger Creed
Stunts
Set Decoration
Makeup Artist
Al Greenway
Makeup Artist
Ern Westmore
Makeup Artist
Original Music Composer
Orchestrator
Additional Photography
Director of Photography
Property Master
Still Photographer
Mac Julian
Still Photographer
Screenplay
Howard Koch
Screenplay
Abem Finkel
Screenplay
Harry Chandlee
Screenplay
Set Designer
Harper Goff
Set Designer
Assistant Editor
Thomas Reilly
Assistant Editor
Grip
Harold Noyes
Grip
Assistant Director
Jack Sullivan
Assistant Director
John Prettyman
Assistant Director
Stand In
Slim Talbot
Stand In
George Bookasta
Stand In
Sound
Oliver S. Garretson
Sound
Unit Manager
Eric Stacey
Unit Manager
Second Unit
Music Director
Technical Advisor
William Yetter Sr.
Technical Advisor
Donoho Hall
Technical Advisor
Paul Walters
Technical Advisor
Special Guest Director
Story Editor
Tom Skeyhill
Story Editor
What's left behind the scenes
- The film depicts York as the eldest of three children. In reality, he was the third of eleven children.
- In the film, York became a Christian after being struck by lightning while riding a mule. However, some say he did so to please his mother. Others say he did so to impress his future wife, Gracie Williams.
- The film shows that when York returned to his homeland, to a new home and land, it was gifted to him by the people of the state of Tennessee. In reality, York had a home and wife several years before the state gave him new farms.
- Producer Jesse Lasky, who saw York in the Armistice Day parade in 1919, spent years persuading the modest Tennessean to allow a film about his life to be made. He finally secured York’s consent on the condition that his share of the money would go to charity and that Gary Cooper would play him. The actor initially refused, but changed his mind after visiting York. Warner Brothers hoped Michael Curtiz would direct, but Cooper refused to work with him, and when several other directors declined the project, it was offered to Howard Hawks.
- The screenplay drew on 'Sgt. York's Military Diary,' Sam K. Cowan’s 'Sgt. York and His Family,' and Tom Skeyhill’s 'Sgt. York—Last of the Long Hunters.'
- In 2008, the film was selected for inclusion in the National Film Registry.
- Producer Jesse L. Lasky, who saw York in the Armistice Day parade in 1919, spent years persuading the modest Tennessean to allow a film about his life to be made. He finally secured York’s consent on the condition that his share of the money go to charity and that Gary Cooper play him. The actor initially refused, but changed his mind after visiting York. Warner Brothers hoped Michael Curtiz would direct, but Cooper didn't want to work with him, and when several other directors turned down the project, it was offered to Howard Hawks.
- Alvin S. York himself was present on the set for several days. When someone on the crew tactlessly asked York how many Germans he had killed, he burst into tears and suddenly vomited. A scandal erupted, and the person who asked the question faced dismissal, but the next day York demanded that this crew member be left alone and not fired.
- Gary Cooper did not participate in World War II due to his age and a previous injury. The actor considered filming this movie to be his contribution to the victory.
- The scene of the protagonist's spiritual transformation after being struck by lightning was invented by the screenwriters. In reality, York owed his transformation from a reckless, drinking man into a Sunday school teacher to his wife. This process was much longer, less dramatic, and not at all suitable for the cinema.
- During the filming of this movie, public opinion in the United States was strongly isolationist, and Warner Bros. initially feared that the audience would react coldly to the film's military message. Producer Jesse L. Lasky went to great lengths to avoid presenting the film as a war movie. By the time the film was released, Adolf Hitler had already captured almost all of Europe, and public attitudes toward the war had changed significantly, so all fears proved unfounded.
- The film proved to be very accurate from a historical point of view, largely due to the studio's fear of being sued. Historical accuracy was strongly insisted upon by York himself, some townspeople from Tennessee, and the pastor.
- Producer Jesse L. Lasky, who saw York in the Armistice Day parade in 1919, spent years persuading the modest Tennessean to allow a film about his life to be made. He finally obtained York’s consent on the condition that his share of the money go to charity and that Gary Cooper play him. The actor initially refused, but changed his mind after visiting York. "Warner Brothers" hoped that Michael Curtiz would direct, but Cooper didn’t want to work with him, and when several other directors didn’t take on the project, it was offered to Howard Hawks.
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