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Friendly Persuasion

(1956) Not Yet Rated 140min.
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Adapted from the best-selling novel by Jessamyn West, Friendly Persuasion is set in Southern Indiana in the early days of the Civil War. Gary Cooper plays Jess Birdwell, patriarch of a Quaker family which does not believe in warfare. Read More
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Jess Birdwell
Eliza Birdwell
Josh Birdwell
Widow Hudspeth
Sam Jordan
Little Jess
Mattie Birdwell
Gard Jordan
Prof. Waldo Quigley
Elder Purdy
March 24, 2012
berniematherson
what a wonderful movie
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