Sergeant York1941Sergeant York
1941
Alvin York, a Tennessee farmer, is a hard-drinking brawler until a lightning strike and a camp meeting bring him to faith. When WWI comes, he must wrestle with Scripture and conscience before going to France.
For children old enough to talk it through: sustained intensity, or language or sexual content that Common Sense Media rates 7–9.
Why it’s here
A brawling drunk is converted, wrestles honestly with Scripture over war, and serves with courage and humility. Faith and duty side by side.
Context notes
For parents, before you press play.
Alvin drinks and brawls before his conversion; the film frames it as the life he repents of. WWI combat with men shot and killed (little blood), and his struggle over killing in war is treated seriously, so it's a good talk about conscience.
Sergeant York (1941)
Discussion questions
When the credits end, go around the room. Each person gives the film a score out of ten and says why.
- What changed Alvin?
- Why did Alvin struggle about going to war? How did he decide?
- Why did he turn down the money afterward?
- Which moment stuck with you most?
Content advisory
IMDb parents guide (via WebSearch): mild violence (a bar brawl, WWI shooting, brief blood); drinking in bars and heavy drinking before his conversion.
Trailer
Best edition
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Sergeant York Blu-ray (Warner Archive Collection)
Blu-ray · October 13, 2020
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