Friendly Persuasion 1975 TV, 100 min. Genre: Drama aka: Except for Me and Thee
Director: Joseph Sargent Cast: Richard Kiley, Shirley Knight, Clifton James, Michael O'Keefe, Kevin O'Keefe, Sparky Marcus, Tracie Savage, Paul Benjamin, Erik Holland, Bob Minor, Gus Peters, Twila Pollard, Walter Scott
In this well made, well acted, remake of the 1956 classic, Richard Kiley and Shirley Knight play the Quaker couple who helps two runaway slaves during the Civil War.
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Friendly Persuasion 1956 N/R, 140 min. Genre: Drama
Director: William Wyler Cast: Gary Cooper, Dorothy McGuire, Anthony Perkins, Phyllis Love, Marjorie Main, Richard Eyer, Robert Middleton, Walter Catlett, Richard Hale, Joel Fluellen, Peter Mark Richman, Theodore Newton, John Smith, Marjorie Main
The Civil War interferes with a Quaker farm family's peaceful existence in Indiana. Son Josh (Anthony Perkins) defies his parents' (Gary Cooper and Dorothy McGuire) beliefs and enlists on the Union side as a soldier. The film accumulated several major Oscar nominations (Best Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Anthony Perkins), Song, Writing, and Sound).
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| Oscars: Best Director for Mrs. Miniver (1942), Best Director for The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), Best Director for Ben-Hur (1959) |
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| Oscars: Best Actor for Sergeant York (1941), Best Actor for High Noon (1952) |
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