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Title	Friendly Persuasion
Year	1956
Time	137 mins
Genre	Drama; Family; Western; War
Director	William Wyler
Edition
Format	DVD
Actor	Gary Cooper as Jess Birdwell; Dorothy McGuire as Eliza Birdwell; Anthony Perkins as Josh Birdwell; Richard Eyer as Little Jess Birdwell; Robert Middleton as Sam Jordan; Phyllis Love as Mattie Birdwell; Peter Mark Richman as Gard Jordan; Walter Catlett as Professor Quigley; Richard Hale as Purdy; Joel Fluellen as Enoch; Theodore Newton as Major Harvey; John Smith as Caleb Cope; Edna Skinner as Opal Hudspeth; Marjorie Durant as Pearl Hudspeth; Frances Farwell as Ruby Hudspeth
Rating	NR (Not Rated)
Cinematography	Ellsworth Fredericks
Language	English
Plot	The story of a family of Quakers in Indiana in 1862. Their religious 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 attitude?
Producer	William Wyler; Walter Mirisch
Writer	Michael Wilson; Jessamyn West
Subtitles	English; French; English (Closed Captioned)