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Friendly Persuasion

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Friendly Persuasion is a 1956 American film directed by William Wyler, adapted by screenwriter Michael Wilson from Jessamyn Wests 1945 novel, starring Gary Cooper, Dorothy McGuire and Anthony Perkins. Set during the Civil War, it follows a Quaker family in southern Indiana whose pacifist convictions are tested as the war reaches them. The film won the Palme dOr at the 1957 Cannes Film Festival and received six Academy Award nominations, though it won none of them. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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1956 1
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  • Friendly Persuasion, Description, original language
    Friendly Persuasion is a 1956 American film directed by William Wyler, adapted by screenwriter Michael Wilson from Jessamyn Wests 1945 novel, starring Gary Cooper, Dorothy McGuire and Anthony Perkins.
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    Friendly Persuasion is a 1956 American Civil War drama film produced and directed by William Wyler.
  • Created By: William Wyler, Infobox: director
    William Wyler
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