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 |
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| Friendly Persuasion (1956 film) canonical | 3 |
| Friendly Persuasion (film) | 2 |
| Friendly Persuasion (film adaptation) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13499460 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Friendly Persuasion (1956 film) Context triple: [Friendly Persuasion, hasAdaptation, Friendly Persuasion (1956 film)]
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The Philadelphia Story
The Philadelphia Story is a classic 1939 romantic comedy play by Philip Barry, best known through its acclaimed 1940 film adaptation starring Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, and James Stewart.
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B.
A Letter to Three Wives
A Letter to Three Wives is a 1949 American drama film that intertwines the stories of three women who each fear their husband has run off with the same mutual friend.
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C.
All That Heaven Allows
All That Heaven Allows is a 1955 romantic melodrama film directed by Douglas Sirk, renowned for its lush Technicolor visuals and its critique of 1950s American social conformity and class prejudice.
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D.
Mildred Pierce (1945 film)
Mildred Pierce (1945 film) is a classic American film noir–melodrama that revitalized Joan Crawford’s career, featuring her Oscar-winning performance as a self-sacrificing mother entangled in crime and family betrayal.
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E.
The Seven Year Itch
The Seven Year Itch is a 1955 romantic comedy film best known for Marilyn Monroe’s iconic subway-grate dress scene and its satirical take on mid-century marriage and temptation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Friendly Persuasion (1956 film) Target entity description: 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.
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A.
The Philadelphia Story
The Philadelphia Story is a classic 1939 romantic comedy play by Philip Barry, best known through its acclaimed 1940 film adaptation starring Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, and James Stewart.
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B.
A Letter to Three Wives
A Letter to Three Wives is a 1949 American drama film that intertwines the stories of three women who each fear their husband has run off with the same mutual friend.
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C.
All That Heaven Allows
All That Heaven Allows is a 1955 romantic melodrama film directed by Douglas Sirk, renowned for its lush Technicolor visuals and its critique of 1950s American social conformity and class prejudice.
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D.
Mildred Pierce (1945 film)
Mildred Pierce (1945 film) is a classic American film noir–melodrama that revitalized Joan Crawford’s career, featuring her Oscar-winning performance as a self-sacrificing mother entangled in crime and family betrayal.
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E.
The Seven Year Itch
The Seven Year Itch is a 1955 romantic comedy film best known for Marilyn Monroe’s iconic subway-grate dress scene and its satirical take on mid-century marriage and temptation.
- F. None of above. chosen
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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Friendly Persuasion (1956 film) Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Friendly Persuasion
this entity surface form:
Friendly Persuasion (film)
this entity surface form:
Friendly Persuasion (film)
this entity surface form:
Friendly Persuasion (film adaptation)