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4 days ago · So, former President Reagan in a lucid state got Gorbachev to watch the film as an act of peace. Let’s talk about the Blu-ray “Friendly Persuasion” is a beautifully crafted film that explores themes of pacifism, family, and the moral complexities of war with sensitivity and depth.
1 day ago · In the 1956 Friendly Persuasion, based upon the novel by Jessamyn West, and directed by William Wyler, his pacifist background as a Quaker affects the way in which he relates to the Civil War. I don’t recall ever seeing the film look this good. It wasn’t a studio production.
2 days ago · Directed by William Wyler. With Gary Cooper, Dorothy McGuire, Anthony Perkins.Friendly Persuasion Blu-ray : https://amzn.to/4aBXnvBFriendly Persuasion DVD : ...
5 days ago · This new remastered Friendly Persuasion sources original elements, and presents the title sequence as it was in 1956. Of course Michael Wilson deserves credit for his work. Just the same, this reviewer has always been against revising historical credits, especially in relation to the Blacklist issue.
4 days ago · The film draws upon historical events with respectable (but not total) accuracy and casts a number of real-life siblings. ... Friendly Persuasion (1956) - Director: William Wyler
2 days ago · “Friendly Persuasion” (1957) In William Wyler’s 1956 drama based on the 1945 novel by Jessamyn West, the faith and pacifism of a peaceful Quaker family, led by Gary Cooper, are tested during ...
4 days ago · 9. Friendly Persuasion (1956)-Starring Gary Cooper as Jess Birdwell, the head of a Quaker family in southern Indiana during the Civil War, the film is a superb mix of drama and comedy as the Quakers have to determine whether to continue to embrace their pacifist beliefs or to take up arms against General John Hunt Morgan’s Confederate cavalry during his Great Raid of the North in June-July ...
