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Friendly Persuasion

1956

William Wyler

Gary Cooper, Dorothy McGuire, Marjorie Main, Anthony Perkins ...

7.0

2,385

Adventure. Drama 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?

	Author	Review
United States	Variety Staff Variety	"While it is the simple story of a Quaker family in Indiana back in the 1860s, the footage contains just about everything in the way of comedy and drama, suspense and action."	POS
United Kingdom	Time Out	"Solid performances, particularly from Perkins (...) but the basic dilemma - whether to take up arms or not - is presented in simplistic and predictable fashion"	NEU

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