Sergeant York Blu-ray
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Posted September 11, 2020 06:06 PM by Webmaster
Warner Archive will add to its Blu-ray catalog Howard Hawks' film Sergeant York (1941), starring Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Joan Leslie, George Tobias, and Noah Beery Jr. The release will be available for purchase on October 13.
Synopsis: Torn between religious pacifism and patriotism, Alvin York of Tennessee went on to become World War I's most acclaimed hero. As the simple backwoods farm boy who captured 132 German soldiers during the Battle of Argonne, Gary Cooper (handpicked by York) also won acclaim and his first Best Actor Academy Award®. Released in 1941 when the United States was on the brink of another war, this stirring adventure inspired thousands of enlisting men. Nominated for a total of 11 Oscars® including Best Picture, a winner for Best Film Editing and movingly directed by Howard Hawks, it tells of a religious mans moral crisis, heroics and subsequent return to the rural life he loved while refusing to capitalize on the adulation heaped upon him. An ode to patriotism and the human spirit, Sergeant York endures as one of Hollywoods finest hours.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Synopsis: Torn between religious pacifism and patriotism, Alvin York of Tennessee went on to become World War I's most acclaimed hero. As the simple backwoods farm boy who captured 132 German soldiers during the Battle of Argonne, Gary Cooper (handpicked by York) also won acclaim and his first Best Actor Academy Award®. Released in 1941 when the United States was on the brink of another war, this stirring adventure inspired thousands of enlisting men. Nominated for a total of 11 Oscars® including Best Picture, a winner for Best Film Editing and movingly directed by Howard Hawks, it tells of a religious mans moral crisis, heroics and subsequent return to the rural life he loved while refusing to capitalize on the adulation heaped upon him. An ode to patriotism and the human spirit, Sergeant York endures as one of Hollywoods finest hours.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- BRAND NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
- Audio Commentary by Film Historian Jeanine Basinger
- Making of Featurette "Sergeant York: Of God and Country"
- Classic Cartoon: "Porky's Preview"
- Vintage Short: "Lions for Sale"
- Theatrical re-issue trailer (HD)
- Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature