Sergeant York (film)

"I ain't a-goin' to war. War's killin', and the book's agin' killin! So war is agin' the book!"

"[quoting the Bible, in resolving to remain in the U.S. Army, and to fight in the Great War]: Therefore, render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's."

"What we done in France, we had to do. And some as done it, didn't come back, and that kind of thing ain't for buying and selling."

"The Lord sure do move in mysterious ways."

"Folks say you're no good, 'ceptin' for fighting and hell-raising."

"Ike Botkin: Ain't nobody ever cut 5 centers, lessen' it were Dan'l Boone."

"Sgt. Early: [at the target range] Remember, guys, you're usin' real live ammunition! A bullet hasn't got any brains! It'll hit whatever you're aimin' at, so don't start murdering each other!"

"In 1941, on the eve of the United States' entry into the Second World War, York consented to having his diary adapted to film, personally selecting Gary Cooper to portray him as a condition for the filming. The film would be universally acclaimed as one of the best film biographies of all time, earning an Oscar for Best Actor for Cooper and an Oscar nomination for Best Picture. It was a straightforward adaptation of the diary with very little Hollywood embellishment; the only embellishment which York acknowledged was that the film showed his born-again Christianity as due to being struck by lightning on his way to a confrontation with a rival, whereas it was actually simply his meeting his future wife and falling in love."

"America's Greatest Modern Hero! Timelier today than ever... thrilling and inspiring story of the kind of men that America is made of!"

"Missiles! Jets! Tanks!... It's Still The Guy With Guts And A Gun Who Wins The War!"

"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, Alvin's sister"

"Dickie Moore - George York, Alvin's brother"

"Clem Bevans - Zeke"

"Howard Da Silva - Lem"

"Charles Trowbridge - Cordell Hull"

"Harvey Stephens - Captain Danforth"

"David Bruce - Bert Thomas"

"Charles Esmond - German Major"

"Joseph Sawyer - Sergeant Early"

"Pat Flaherty - Sergeant Harry Parsons"

"Robert Porterfield - Zeb Andrews"

"Erville Alderson - Nate Tomkins"