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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.
- (7.8K)
- Drama, Family, Romance
- William Wyler
- 1956-11-25
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.
Apr 25, 2022 · Friendly Persuasion 1956 ... movies. Friendly Persuasion 1956. Topics Gary Cooper Dorothy Mc Guire (Gary Cooper, Dorothy Mc Guire Addeddate 2022-04-25 12:43:10
- 138 min
- 1907
- Nobody that important
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,...
Friendly Persuasion (1956) -- (Movie Clip) I Hate That Bird! Director William Wyler establishing the Quaker idyll, Richard Eyer as young "Jess" talking about the goose and his powerful mother Eliza (Dorothy McGuire), in Friendly Persuasion, 1956, also starring Gary Cooper and Anthony Perkins.
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...
- (10)
- Drama
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.
