Re: "Sergeant York" and the American Way of Life

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In Reply to: "Sergeant York" and the American Way of Life posted by Bambi B on March 8, 2003 at 12:04:54:

Keep in mind when that film was released. It was mid-1941 and Europe was engulfed in war--Germans the bad guys again. It was a good tale(and mostly true) but still mild pro-war propaganda.
The epiphany of the lightning strike didn't happen--his reformation was mainly caused by his mother's worrying about him. And the free house and farm weren't completely free because the group that gave it to him wasn't able to raise enough money to pay for all of it. The crisis of conscience was real. York became a pacifist after WWI and was outspoken against the U.S. getting involved in WWII...but eventually decided Hitler was a guy who needed to be stopped. He tried to join the infantry again after the U.S. entered WWII but was too old.

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Topic - "Sergeant York" and the American Way of Life - Bambi B 12:04:54 03/08/03 (6)

Re: "Sergeant York" and the American Way of Life - DWPC 10:41:19 03/10/03 (0)

Re: "Sergeant York" and the American Way of Life - Ears 00:20:19 03/09/03 (1)

Yes. nt - patrickU 03:29:36 03/09/03 (0)

Re: "Sergeant York" and the American Way of Life - gware 20:37:24 03/08/03 (2)

Re: "Sergeant York" and the American Way of Life - Bambi B 23:47:05 03/08/03 (1)

We need more anti-war films - gware 05:36:58 03/09/03 (0)

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Re: "Sergeant York" and the American Way of Life - Ears 00:20:19 03/09/03 (1)

Yes. nt - patrickU 03:29:36 03/09/03 (0)

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