Friendly persuasion / Allied Artists Pictures Corporation presents ; screenplay by Michael Wilson ; produced and directed by William Wyler.

"The pacifist attitude of a Quaker family is tested as a result of the American Civil War"--IMDb, viewed February 24, 2021.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Friendly persuasion (Motion picture) Swank Motion Pictures.
Main Author:	Tiomkin, Dimitri, 1894-1979 (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Allied Artists Pictures Corporation (Production company) Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ) (Film distributor)
Other Authors:	Wyler, William, 1902-1981 (Film director, Film producer) Wilson, Michael, 1914-1978 (Screenwriter) Cooper, Gary, 1901-1961 (Actor) McGuire, Dorothy, 1918-2001 (Actor) Main, Marjorie, 1890-1975 (Actor) Middleton, Robert, 1911-1977 (Actor) Perkins, Anthony, 1932-1992 (Actor) West, Jessamyn
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	In English, with optional English captions.
Published:	[Burbank, Calif.] : Warner Bros., [2001]
Series:	Swank Motion Pictures.
Subjects:	West, Jessamyn > Film adaptations. Quakers > Indiana > Drama. Families > Indiana > Drama. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Drama. Indiana > History > 19th century > Drama. West, Jessamyn. Families. Quakers. Indiana. United States. War films. Historical films. Religious films. Fiction films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Drama. Film adaptations.
Genre:	Film adaptations. Drama. War films. Historical films. Religious films. Fiction films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Online Access:	Connect to online resource via Swank - MSU authorized users
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file (138 min.)) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Electronic Video

Description
Summary:	"The pacifist attitude of a Quaker family is tested as a result of the American Civil War"--IMDb, viewed February 24, 2021.
Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1956. Based on the book by Jessamyn West.
Call Number:	PN1995.9.W3 F754 2001 Online
Awards:	1957 Golden Palm, Cannes Film Festival. Six Academy Award nominations.
Credits:	Director of photography, Ellsworth Fredricks ; editors, Robert Swink, Edward A. Biery Jr., Robert A. Belcher ; music, Dimitri Tiomkin.
Cast:	Gary Cooper, Dorothy McGuire, Marjorie Main, Robert Middleton, Anthony Perkins.
Source of Description:	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (Swank, viewed February 24, 2021)