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Studio:Warner Brothers
Director:Howard Hawks
Screenwriter:Abem Finkel, Harry Chandlee, Howard Koch and John Huston
Story:Original diary film was based on by Alvin C. York and edited by Tom Skeyhill
Producer:Howard Hawks, Jesse L. Lasky and Hal B. Wallis
Director of Photography:Sol Polito
Editor:William Holmes
Cast:Gary Cooper (Alvin C. York)
 Walter Brennan (Pastor Rosier Pile)
 Joan Leslie (Gracie Williams)
 Stanley Ridges (Major Buxton)
 George Tobias ('Pusher' Ross)
 Margaret Wycherly (Mother York)
Awards:Outstanding Motion Picture - Warner Brothers (Hal B. Wallis and Jesse L. Lasky)
 Best Director -Howard Hanks
 Best Writing for an Original Screenplay - Harry Chandlee, Abem Finkel, John Huston, Howard Koch
 Best Supporting Actor - Walter Brennan
 Best Supporting Actress - Margaret Wycherly
 Best Art Direction (Black and White) - John Hughes and Fred M. Maclean
 Best Cinematography (Black and White) - Sol Polito
 Best Music (Score of a Dramatic Picture) - Max Steiner
 Best Sound Recording - Nathan Levinson
 134 minutes.