Title

Friendly Persuasion

Caption

Friendly Persuasion is a 1956 Civil War film starring Gary Cooper, Dorothy McGuire and Anthony Perkins. The screenplay was adapted by Michael Wilson from the 1945 novel The Friendly Persuasion by Jessamyn West, and was directed by William Wyler. The film tells the story of a pacifist Quaker family in southern Indiana during the American Civil War. The father of the family is gradually converted to supporting the war.

Date

1956

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP18A12_060

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,0Mb (2,7Mb) / 12,1in x 19,2in / 3636 x 5768 (300dpi)

Keywords

Friendly Persuasion Civil War Film Gary Cooper Dorothy McGuire Anthony Perkins Michael Wilson Novel Jessamyn West William Wyler Quaker Pacifist American Movie Cinema

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