Friendly Persuasion (1956 film)
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Friendly Persuasion (1956 film) is an American Civil War–era drama directed by William Wyler, starring Gary Cooper and Dorothy McGuire as pacifist Quakers whose beliefs are tested by the conflict.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Friendly Persuasion (1956 film) canonical | 3 |
| Friendly Persuasion (film) | 2 |
| Friendly Persuasion (film adaptation) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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Civil War film ⓘ drama film ⓘ film ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| aspectRatio | 1.85:1 ⓘ |
| basedOn | Friendly Persuasion (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Jessamyn West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
conflict between conscience and war
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pacifism ⓘ |
| characterReligion | Quaker ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Ellsworth Fredericks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | William Wyler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Allied Artists Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Robert Swink NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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war ⓘ |
| hasSubject | nonviolence in wartime ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Eliza Birdwell
NERFINISHED
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Jess Birdwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Dimitri Tiomkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | Quaker family during the Civil War ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
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Academy Award for Best Director ⓘ Academy Award for Best Original Song ⓘ Academy Award for Best Picture ⓘ Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | William Wyler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Allied Artists Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | November 21, 1956 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 137 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Michael Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setDuring | Battle of Gettysburg campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInRegion | Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| songComposer | Dimitri Tiomkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| songFeatured | Thee I Love NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| songLyricist | Paul Francis Webster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Anthony Perkins
NERFINISHED
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Dorothy McGuire NERFINISHED ⓘ Gary Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ Phyllis Love NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Eyer NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Middleton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportingActorNominee | Anthony Perkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Friendly Persuasion (film)
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Friendly Persuasion (film adaptation)