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      Friendly Persuasion

      1956, Drama, 2h 19m

      9 Reviews 1,000+ Ratings

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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.

      • Genre: Drama

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: William Wyler

      • Producer: William Wyler

      • Writer: Jessamyn West, Michael West

      • Release Date (Theaters):  original

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      • Distributor: Allied Artists Pictures

      • Production Co: Allied Artists Pictures Corporation

      Cast & Crew

      Gary Cooper
      Dorothy McGuire
      Anthony Perkins
      Marjorie Main
      Richard Eyer
      Phyllis Love
      Dimitri Tiomkin
      Robert Belcher
      Edward A. Biery
      Robert Swink
      Ted Haworth
      Joseph Kish
      Dorothy Jeakins

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      • Aug 29, 2013
        Gary 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, 2010
        This 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, 2009
        This 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, 2008
        Lovely small quite film
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