Friendly Persuasion
1956 ‧ Western/War ‧ 2h 17m
The patriarch of a peace-loving Quaker family, Jess Birdwell (Gary Cooper), begins to question his pacifist values when the Civil War moves toward his close-knit Indiana community. Meanwhile, Jess's daughter, Mattie, is in love with a soldier, and...
Release date: November 25, 1956 (USA)
Director: William Wyler
Screenplay: Jessamyn West, Michael Wilson, and Michael West
Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Monogram Pictures