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Writer (WGA):
Jessamyn West (book)
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Release Date:
25 November 1956 (USA) more
Tagline:
You'll love SAMANTHA, THE GOOSE! (re-release print ad - all caps) more
Plot:
The story of a family of Quakers in Indiana in 1862. Their religous sect is strongly opposed to violence and war... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
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Quakers handling the Civil War more (38 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Gary Cooper | ... | Jess Birdwell | |
| Dorothy McGuire | ... | Eliza Birdwell | |
| Anthony Perkins | ... | Josh Birdwell | |
| Richard Eyer | ... | Little Jess | |
| Robert Middleton | ... | Sam Jordan | |
| Phyllis Love | ... | Martha 'Mattie' True Birdwell | |
| Peter Mark Richman | ... | Gardner 'Gard' Jordan (as Mark Richman) | |
| Walter Catlett | ... | Prof. Waldo Quigley | |
| Richard Hale | ... | Purdy (violent Quaker) | |
| Joel Fluellen | ... | Enoch (black hired hand) | |
| Theodore Newton | ... | Maj. Harvey (recruiter in meetinig) | |
| John Smith | ... | Caleb Cope (wrestling Quaker) | |
| Edna Skinner | ... | Opal Hudspeth | |
| Marjorie Durant | ... | Pearl Hudspeth (pipe-smoking woodcutter in braids) | |
| Frances Farwell | ... | Ruby Hudspeth |
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Runtime:
137 min
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Color (as De Luxe)
Aspect Ratio:
1.75 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
UK:U | USA:Approved (certificate #17955) | Norway:12 | Canada:G (video rating) | Australia:G | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:15 | West Germany:12
Filming Locations:
Bidwell Park - Manzanita Avenue, Chico, California, USA more
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Katharine Hepburn turned down the role of Eliza Birdwell. more
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Jess Birdwell sends the children upstairs after mother Eliza retires to the barn, he says, "up stairs to bed, all of thee!" In Quaker dialect, the pronoun thee is used as the objective case of thou, and is used only when addressing an individual. He should have said, "up stairs to bed, all of you!". more
Quotes:
Prof. Waldo Quigley: I want you to know, sir, I honor your prejudices - -um, uh, convictions. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Boy Meets World: Friendly Persuasion (#6.4)" (1998) more
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Marry Me, Marry Me more
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"Friendly Persuasion" is the second best movie about the Civil War. "Gone With The Wind" is the first. This movie is about the Quakers living in Indiana in 1862 and how they are trying to cope with the Civil War. They live a peaceful life until the war happens in their backyard and they must decide whether to fight or follow their religion and sit back.
The Quaker family consists of: Jess Birdwell, head of the family (Gary Cooper); his wife, Eliza, a Quaker minister (Dorothy McGuire); two sons, and a daughter. The rest of the cast was perfect. This is my favorite of Gary Cooper's movies. The whole family can enjoy it.
The movie received many Academy Award nominations except for Gary Cooper and Dorothy McGuire as best actor and best actress. My favorite character is the Widow Hudspeth (Marjorie Main). Widow Hudspeth is similar to Ma Kettle. It must have been hard for Gary Cooper to keep a straight face when working with Marjorie Main. They were both funny and delightful together. Ms. Main made one more movie and retired in 1957; she refused to do television because the pace was too fast.