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    Friendly Persuasion

    1956 · Drama · 2h 19m

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  1. Friendly Persuasion (1956) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

  2. Friendly Persuasion is a 1956 American Civil War drama film produced and directed by William Wyler. It stars Gary Cooper , Dorothy McGuire , Anthony Perkins , Richard Eyer , Robert Middleton , Phyllis Love , Mark Richman , Walter Catlett and Marjorie Main .

  3. Book. Michael Wilson. Screenplay. The story of a family of Quakers in Indiana in 1862. Their religious sect is strongly opposed to violence and war. It's not easy for them to meet the rules of their religion in everyday life but when Southern troops pass the area they are in real trouble.

  4. Friendly Persuasion - Full Cast & Crew. 1956. 2 hr 17 mins. Drama, Comedy. NR. Watchlist. Where to Watch. William Wyler's beautifully made film about a Quaker family in Civil War Indiana,...

    • William Wyler
  5. Friendly Persuasion: Directed by William Wyler. With Gary Cooper, Dorothy McGuire, Anthony Perkins, Richard Eyer. The pacifist attitude of a Quaker family is tested as a result of the American Civil War.

    • William Wyler
    • 2 min
  6. Friendly Persuasion is a 1956 drama directed by William Wyler, featuring Gary Cooper as Jess Birdwell. The film follows the Birdwell family, Quakers living in Indiana during the Civil War, as they grapple with their pacifist beliefs when faced with the realities of the conflict encroaching upon their peaceful lives.

  7. Friendly Persuasion (1956) focuses on a peaceful family of Quakers who are thrust into the Civil War when a band of Confederates known as Morgan's Raiders threatens their town. The eldest Birdwell son, Josh, hears a plea for young men to help fight off the marauders and begins to question the anti-war, anti-violence values of his religion.

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