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Friendly Persuasion
Running Time: 140 min.
Produced By: / Allied Artists

Summary:
Adapted from the best-selling novel by Jessamyn West, Friendly Persuasion is set in Southern Indiana in the early days of the Civil War. Gary Cooper plays Jess Birdwell, patriarch of a Quaker family which does not believe in warfare. Birdwell's son J... Full Summary >>

Cast and Crew: Gary Cooper (Jess Birdwell) Dorothy McGuire (Eliza Birdwell) Anthony Perkins (Josh Birdwell) Marjorie Main (Widow Hudspeth) All Cast & Crew >> Review: Friendly Persuasion is a charming, sensitive tale of a family of Quakers that attempts to maintain their pacifist ideals amid the turmoil of the U.S. Civil War. Best-known for playing quiet, understated characters who use violence when pushed too far ... Continue >>

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