Friendly Persuasion (1956)

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Friendly Persuasion

ORIGINAL TITLE

Friendly Persuasion

YEAR

1956

RUNNING TIME

140 min.

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COUNTRY

(New) Visual section

DIRECTOR

William Wyler

SCREENWRITER

Michael Wilson (Novel: Jessamyn West)

COMPOSER

Dimitri Tiomkin

CINEMATOGRAPHER

Ellsworth J. Fredrick

CAST

Gary Cooper, Dorothy McGuire, Marjorie Main, Anthony Perkins, Richard Eyer, Robert Middleton, Walter Catlett

STUDIO/PRODUCER

Allied Artists Pictures Corporation

AWARDS

1956: 6 Nominations for Oscar, including Movie, Director and Supporting Actor (Perkins)
1957: Cannes Film Festival: Palme d´Or (Golden Palm)

GENRE

Adventure. Drama | American Civil War. The 19th Century. Small Town Life (North-american). Religion

SYNOPSIS/PLOT

The story of a family of Quakers in Indiana in 1862. Their religous sect is strongly opposed to violence and war. It's not easy for them to meet the rules of their religion in everyday life but when Southern troops pass the area they are in real trouble. Should they fight, despite their peaceful attitide?

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