Friendly Persuasion (1975 film)

Infobox_Film
name = Friendly Persuasion


caption = | producer = Herbert B. Leonard (executive producer)
Joseph Sargent (producer)
Emanuel L. Wolf (executive producer)
director = Joseph Sargent
writer = Jessamyn West, books "The Friendly Persuasion", "Except for Me and Thee"
William P. Wood
starring = Richard Kiley
Shirley Knight
music = John Cacavas
cinematography = Mario Tosi
editing = Ed Forsyth
George Jay Nicholson
distributors =American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
released = May 18, 1975
runtime = 100 min.
language = English
imdb_id = 0073020

"Friendly Persuasion" is a made-for-TV remake of the classic 1956 film starring Gary Cooper. It is based on the books "The Friendly Persuasion" and "Except for Me and Thee" by Jessamyn West. It originally aired on ABC on May 18, 1975. This version is different from the 1956 version because it focuses mainly on West's sequel novel, "Except for Me and Thee". It was going to be a TV series with this being the pilot. Unfortunately, "Friendly Persuasion" did not gain as big of an audience as ABC had planned. It did, however, gain a cult following. This film is not available on VHS or LaserDisc, and there are no plans of a DVD release.

Plot

In Civil War era America, a Quaker family helps slaves who have run away, knowing that they could die.

Cast

*Richard Kiley "as" Jess Birdwell
*Shirley Knight "as" Eliza Birdwell
*Clifton James "as" Sam Jordan
*Michael O'Keefe "as" Josh Birdwell
*Kevin O'Keefe "as" Labe
*Tracie Savage "as" Mattie
*Sparky Marcus "as" Little Jess
*Paul Benjamin "as" Swan Stebeney
*Erik Holland "as" Enoch
*Maria Grimm "as" Lily Truscott
*Bob Minor "as" Burk
*Gus Peters
*Twila Pollard "as" Farmer's Wife
*Walter Scott