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Friendly Persuasion

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on BBC Two England

FILM Starring
Gary Cooper
Dorothy McGuire
1862: a farm in Southern
Indiana. Despite the onrush of the American Civil War, life for the Quaker Birdwell family is seemingly uneventful. But as the country they love is gradually devastated by battle, Jess and his son Josh face a crisis - each must decide whether to take up arms or abide by their pacifist principles.
Producer/DirectorWilliam Wyler ● FILMS: pages 37-42

Contributors

Unknown:
Gary Cooper
Unknown:
Dorothy McGuire
Unknown:
Quaker Birdwell
Jess Birdwell:
Gary Cooper
Eliza Birdwell:
Dorothy McGuire
Widow Hudspeth:
Marjorie Main
Josh Birdwell:
Anthony Perkins
Little Jess:
Richard Eyer
Sam Jordan:
Robert Middleton
Mattie Birdwell:
Phyllis Love
Gard Jordan:
Mark Richman
Professor Quigley:
Walter Catlett
Purdy:
Richard Hale
Enoch:
Joel Fluellen
Major:
Theodore Newton
Caleb:
John Smith
Source: Radio Times

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