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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

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    • Drama, Family, Romance
    • William Wyler
    • 1956-11-25
  3. 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 ...

  4. Brief Synopsis. A peaceful Quaker family's sanctity is tested during the Civil War. Cast & Crew. Read More. William Wyler. Director. Gary Cooper. Jess Birdwell. Dorothy Mcguire. Eliza Birdwell. Marjorie Main. Widow Hudspeth. Anthony Perkins. Josh Birdwell. Richard Eyer. Little Jess Birdwell. Photos & Videos. View All. 1 Photo. Film Details.

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  5. 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.

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  7. Friendly Persuasion, American dramatic film, released in 1956, that depicts how the American Civil War disrupts the lives of a pacifist Quaker family. Jess Birdwell (played by Gary Cooper) and his wife, Eliza (Dorothy McGuire), are content in their lives as Quaker farmers living in southern Indiana.