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Movie Info
The patriarch of a peace-loving Quaker family, Jess Birdwell (Gary Cooper), begins to question his pacifist values when the Civil War moves toward his close-knit Indiana community. Meanwhile, Jess's daughter, Mattie, is in love with a soldier, and her brother, Josh (Anthony Perkins), contemplates picking up arms to defend his home lest he be considered a coward. As Confederate forces draw nearer, the Birdwells must make some difficult, life-altering decisions.
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Genre: Drama
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Original Language: English
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Director: William Wyler
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Producer: William Wyler
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Writer: Jessamyn West, Michael West
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Release Date (Theaters): original
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Release Date (Streaming):
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Runtime:
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Distributor: Allied Artists Pictures
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Production Co: Allied Artists Pictures Corporation
Cast & Crew

Gary Cooper
Jess Birdwell

Dorothy McGuire
Eliza Birdwell

Anthony Perkins
Josh Birdwell

Marjorie Main
The Widow Hudspeth

Richard Eyer
Little Jess Birdwell

Robert Middleton
Sam Jordan

Phyllis Love
Mattie Birdwell

Peter Mark Richman
Gard Jordan

William Wyler
Director

Jessamyn West
Writer

Michael West
Writer

William Wyler
Producer

Dimitri Tiomkin
Original Music

Ellsworth Fredericks
Cinematographer

Robert Belcher
Film Editing

Edward A. Biery
Film Editing

Robert Swink
Film Editing

Ted Haworth
Art Director

Joseph Kish
Set Decoration

Dorothy Jeakins
Costume Design
Critic Reviews for Friendly Persuasion
Audience Reviews for Friendly Persuasion
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Aug 29, 2013Gary Cooper brings his usual dull self into a film about a righteous man who doesn't want to do battle during the Civil War. It likely would have been picked up a notch if a Gregory Peck had have been chosen. Instead we must endure.
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Sep 05, 2010This movie is very predictable, and sometimes boring, but the drama is pretty intense, especially towards the end, and there are good actors in this movie too.
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Mar 24, 2009This film is about a family of Quakers who struggle with their beliefs during the Civil War. It's interesting to see how the Quakers lived and their religious beliefs. The film goes into great detail on this and you realize how horrible it would be to be a Quaker. At times the movie is too cute with too many rear projections(the CGI of the 50's) The acting is great (Cooper does his aw shucks character) and the story is a good one. The film gets real good when the war is in their back yard and they must choose between protecting themselves or follow their religion and do nothing.
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Feb 17, 2008Lovely small quite film
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