The film profiled an expert marksman and conscientious objector who would become a hero of World War I.
Sergeant York (1941), which premiered 85 years ago today at New York City’s Astor Theatre on the eve of July 4 festivities, reflected a resilient America.
The film — produced by pioneering filmmaker Jesse L. Lasky, Hal B. Wallis and Howard Hawks, scored by legendary composer Max Steiner, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures — profiled an expert marksman and conscientious objector from the backwoods of Tennessee named Alvin C. York who would become a hero of World War
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