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Friendly persuasion [DVD] / Warner Bros. Pictures ; Allied Artists Picture Corporation presents ; screenplay by Michael Wilson ; produced and directed by William Wyler.

Cooper, Gary, 1901-1961 (Added Author). McGuire, Dorothy, 1918- (Added Author). Perkins, Anthony, 1932- (Added Author). Ever, Richard. (Added Author). Middleton, Robert, 1911-1977 (Added Author). Love, Phyllis, 1925- (Added Author). Richman, Mark. (Added Author). Catlett, Walter, 1889-1960 (Added Author). Main, Marjorie, 1890-1975 (Added Author). Wilson, Michael, 1914- (Added Author). Wyler, William, 1902- (Added Author). West, Jessamyn. Friendly persuasion. (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Warner Bros. Pictures. (Added Author). Allied Artists Pictures Corporation. (Added Author). Gary Cooper, Dorothy McGuire, Anthony Perkins, Richard Ever, Robert Middleton, Phyllis Love, Mark Richman, Walter Catlett, Marjorie Main. (Cast).

Summary:

Follows the experiences of a Quaker family in Indiana at the time of the Civil War.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780790738697
  • ISBN: 0790738694
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (138 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Widescreen format.
  • Publisher: Burbank, CA ; Warner Home Video, 2001, c1956.

Content descriptions

General Note:
From the book by Jessamyn West.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1956.
Includes a behind-the-scenes documentary segment from the 1955 NBC-TV series 'Wide wide world', production notes, awards list, cast & crew bios, and original theatrical trailer.
"Enhanced for widescreen TVs"--Container.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Ellsworth Fredricks ; film editor, Robert Sink ; music composed and conducted by Dimitri Tiomkin.
Participant or Performer Note:
Gary Cooper, Dorothy McGuire, Anthony Perkins, Richard Ever, Robert Middleton, Phyllis Love, Mark Richman, Walter Catlett, Marjorie Main.
Target Audience Note:
Not rated by the MPAA.
5-adult FAR.
System Details Note:
DVD; Dolby digital mono.; region 1.
Language Note:
Soundtrack in English or French; subtitles in English or French.
Closed-captioned.
Awards Note:
Golden Palm Award winner, Cannes Film Festival

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Genre: Historical films.
Feature films.
War films.
Film adaptations.
DVD-Video discs.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Skagit Evergreen Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Burlington Public Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Burlington Public Library.

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