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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 .
A classic film directed by William Wyler and starring Gary Cooper and Dorothy McGuire as a Quaker couple in Indiana during the Civil War. The film explores their pacifist beliefs, their children's love stories, and their conflicts with the community and the Confederate soldiers.
Apr 25, 2022 · Friendly Persuasion 1956 Video Item Preview ... Charming movie. Well done. 1,977 Views . 19 Favorites. 1 Review . DOWNLOAD OPTIONS download 1 file ...
Academy Award winner Gary Cooper stars as a father trying ...more. A Quaker family's idyllic life is torn by the family members' strong, conflicting beliefs--nonviolence, justice, truth and ...
Friendly Persuasion was the first film to cast Gary Cooper as a parent with grown children and gave him one of his best late career roles. The internal conflicts as Jess Birdwell struggles with his son's decision to forsake his Quaker faith to fight in the Civil War and his own urge to avenge a friend's death in battle provided a perfect ...
A Quaker family live a peaceful and productive life in a prosperous Indiana farming community during the Civil War. Jess Birdwell, his wife Eliza and their children live their faith and their beliefs every day. They are friendly, open, honest and welcoming. They live an almost idyllic life.
Richard Eyer. Little Jess Birdwell. Watchlist. Page 1 of 2, 6 total items. Page 1 of 6, 11 total items. The patriarch of a peace-loving Quaker family, Jess Birdwell (Gary Cooper), begins to...
