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[snakehunter]

Watched this movie yesterday. Starred Gary Cooper. Has anybody made a more recent version?

[Col. Colt]

Not that I have heard of - and, since the original was done with technical advice direct from Alvin York himself, anything newer would probably NOT be an improvement! They would have to kill all of the Religion, God and Country stuff, nowadays - and that is an integral part of his story, who he was and why he was. CC

[ebeeby]

M1917. I'm just sayin'

[snakehunter]

Watched this movie yesterday. Starred Gary Cooper. Has anybody made a more recent version?

Thanks for the replies.

[tmark]

I never tire of seeing it. I also read the book.

[Col. Colt]

Much of the story is about Alvin York's struggle with his concience, being a conciencious objector via his religion to killing. How he overcame that - and later how he refused to capitalize on it commercially when he could have made a lot of money - are about Character. Hollywood today would not know Character if it bit them in the arse....... And would be appalled at a man who turned down lots of money for ANY reason! CC

[Michaelp]

I believce a lot of his lack of wanting to capitalize came from a very limited world view.

He came from an area more isolated than many can appreciate and was a product of that.
Modern times was just beginning and had not really reached his area.

Both my Grandfathers did the same-one left the farm and the other left medical school.
One never even had a tractor until my dad came home from the 506th in 1946.

They all did their duty and went home. There is nothing wrong with that.

Until they killed the draft, we all had a 6 year obligation or "duty" which we were subject to.

Much the pity that concept was killed off.

[tmark]

I read the book on Alvin York. In the book he chastises Gary Cooper for smoking. Gary Cooper wrote Alvin a letter of apology. It's all in the book.

[usmc69]

Watched this movie yesterday. Starred Gary Cooper. Has anybody made a more recent version?

Why would you want a remake? It is a great movie as it is, no remake needed.

[PKelly]

Several years ago a remake was in the works, with Barry Pepper in the title role. Apparently the studio heads decided that America didn't want another war movie so the project was shelved.