Original allied artists 1961 rerelease one sheet poster 27x41 for the william wyler civil war western, friendly persuasion 1956 starring gary cooper, dorothy mcguire, and anthony perkins. Find where to watch friendly persuasion and many more fulllength movies from the. Gary cooper, dorothy mcguire, anthony perkins, richard eyer. A love story between the teenage girl and her soldier suiter is a beautiful bonus. The screenplay was based on jessamyn wests 1945 book the friendly persuasion, which was a series of fourteen freestanding stories about the birdwell family of quakers. As one of the premier rare book sites on the internet, alibris has thousands of rare books, first editions, and signed books available. Dimitri tiomkins original song lyrics by paul francis webster friendly persuasion thee i love sung by pat boone the films sound and screenplay by blacklisted writer michael wilson who adapted jessamyn wests book also received nominations. Michael wilson, jessamyn west, gary cooper, dorothy mcguire, anthony perkins, richard eyer, robert middleton, phyllis love. A family of quakers in southern indiana lead an idyllic life until confederates at their doorstep force them to choose between their pacifist beliefs and the natural urge to defend their homestead. His impressive depthstaging, as in the first shots of the raid sequence, is particularly helped by the cropping of the top and bottom of the frame.
Friendly persuasion is a 1956 civil war film starring gary cooper, dorothy mcguire, anthony perkins, richard eyer, robert middleton and phyllis love. Best richard eyer the duck stalked quaker boy in friendly. National catholic register friendly persuasion, william wylers popular adaptation of jessamyn wests tales of quaker life, is a warm, gently satiric portrait of a family of the friendly persuasion living in the shadow of the civil war. Gary cooper and dorothy mcguire play jess and eliza birdwell, upstanding quakers in southern indiana circa 1862. Aug 29, 2014 friendly persuasion 1956 produced and directed by the great william wyler this wholesome family drama about a southern indiana quaker community that struggles with its religious pacifism during the civil war received a best picture nomination from the academy of motion picture arts and sciences. The friendly persuasion, a 1945 novel by jessamyn west friendly persuasion 1956 film, based on the book friendly persuasion song, a popular song from the movie friendly persuasion 1975 film, a madefortv movie based on the book and its sequel. Jess birdwell played by gary cooper and his wife, eliza dorothy mcguire, are content in their lives as quaker farmers. Starring gary cooper, dorothy mcguire, anthony perkins, richard eyer, robert middleton, phyllis love, peter mark richman, walter catlett, marjorie main. Friendly persuasion allied artists, starring gary cooper, dorothy mcguire, anthony perkins, richard eyer, and robert middleton.
She also wrote a sequel to the friendly persuasion, entitled except for me and thee. Friendly persuasion 1956 film wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Introducing anthony perkins and featuring richard eyer. The film was originally released with no screenwriting credit because wilson was on the hollywood. Youll want to watch friendly persuasion again and again. Eyer steals the show with his acting, at a very mature level. Based on jessamyn wests novel, the friendly persuasion, the story details the experiences of a family of indiana quakers in. Friendly persuasion 1956 john wayne message board jwmb. The film tells the story of a pacifist quaker family in southern indiana. He is remembered for his role as the son of quaker parents gary cooper and dorothy mcguire in friendly persuasion in 1956. Eyer starred with him as his new stepson, a small boy who conte is trying to build a relationship with. Great memorable quotes and script exchanges from the friendly persuasion movie on.
The eldest birdwell son, josh, hears a plea for young men to help fight off the marauders and begins to question the antiwar, antiviolence values of his religion. Directed by william wyler, this 1956 film starred gary cooper, anthony perkins, dorothy mcguire, richard eyer, peter mark richman and phyllis love. Friendly persuasion 1956 film wikipedia republished. Gary cooper plays jess birdwell, a less than entirely devout quaker farmer whose pious wife eliza. Richard eyer robert middleton earl hodgins frank s.
Richard eyer gary cooper dorothy mcguire phyllis love etc. His impressive depth staging, as in the first shots of the raid sequence, is particularly helped by the cropping of the top and bottom of the frame. The screenplay was adapted by michael wilson from the 1945 novel the friendly persuasion by jessamyn west, and was directed by william wyler. Ive watched it many times and there were many comparisons from the book to the movie. Friendly persuasion 1956 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Friendly persuasion 1956 the patriarch of a peaceloving quaker family, jess birdwell gary cooper, begins to question his pacifist values when the civil war moves toward his closeknit indiana. Should they fight, despite their peaceful attitude. Warners dvd of friendly persuasion is a handsome widescreen transfer that for the first time on video reflects william wylers wonderful compositions. Author of the source novel, the friendly persuasion, jessamyn west, wrote a book called to see the dream, about her experiences as a consultant on the film. Friendly persuasion william wyler, gary cooper, dorothy. Friendly persuasion 1956 film wikipedia republished wiki 2. Yet producerdirector william wyler has come up with just this surprise in his colorful friendly persuasion, which opened at the music. Richard eyer was a popular child actor of the 1950s. One of the most popular movies of the 1950s was friendly persuasion. Friendly persuasion, american dramatic film, released in 1956, that depicts how the american civil war disrupts the lives of a pacifist quaker family jess birdwell played by gary cooper and his wife, eliza dorothy mcguire, are content in their lives as quaker farmers living in southern indiana during the turbulent 1860s. Meanwhile, jesss daughter, mattie, is in love with a soldier, and her brother, josh anthony perkins, contemplates picking up arms to defend his home lest he be considered a coward. Based on the novel by jessamyn west, a family of quakers has their beliefs challenged by a confederate invasion of their home during the civil war. The rest of the cast benefited from young richard eyer, 11, going for a tom sawyer approach as the youngest child, little jess. The friendly persuasion is one of my favorite movies played on turner classic movies.
Richard eyer celebrity profile check out the latest richard eyer photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. The entire cast is excellent, and the timeless theme song by pat boone puts the icing on the cake. Friendly persuasion, american dramatic film, released in 1956, that depicts how the american civil war disrupts the lives of a pacifist quaker family. Anthony perkins, dorothy mcguire, gary cooper, marjorie main, robert middleton, richard eyer. Many people are happy with richard eyer the duck stalked quaker boy in friendly persuasion 8x10 photo after buy them and i expect you will be too. The film tells the story of a quaker family in southern indiana during the american civil war and the. Movie mirrors index friendly persuasion 1956 c 9en. Adapted from the bestselling novel by jessamyn west, friendly persuasion is set in southern indiana in the early days of the civil war. Hagney ivan rasputin jean innes jessamyn west joe turkel john m. Photo friendly persuasion 1956 richard eyer gary cooper dorothy mcguire cs ebay. Mainstream audiences may remember eyer best as the youngster who runs afowl of the nipping goose in director william wylers friendly persuasion 1956, while scifi fans will recall that he had star billing and the title role in the invisible boy 1957, producer nicholas nayfacks independentlymade followup to mgms popular forbidden. The patriarch of a peaceloving quaker family, jess birdwell gary cooper, begins to question his pacifist values when the civil war moves toward his closeknit indiana community. William wyler, gary cooper, dorothy mcguire, anthony perkins, richard eyer, robert middleton, phyllis love, peter.
Finally, thank you for seeing my store and dont miss buy richard eyer the duck stalked quaker boy in friendly persuasion 8x10 photo. William wyler, gary cooper, dorothy mcguire, anthony perkins, richard eyer, robert middleton, phyllis love, peter mark richman. Michael wilson, jessamyn west, gary cooper, dorothy mcguire, anthony perkins, richard eyer, robert middleton. Born in santa monica, california, in 1945, richard eyer was the kid with the cleancut. Introducing anthony perkins and featuring richard eyer, robert middleton, phyllis love, mark richman, walter catlett. Gary cooper in william wylers production of friendly persuasion.
Gary cooper in the beautiful film friendly persuasion 1954. The film tells the story of quaker family in indiana in 1862. Friendly persuasion by william wyler gary cooper, dorothy. The screenplay was adapted by michael wilson from the 1945 novel the friendly persuasion by jessamyn west, and was directed by. Their religious sect is strongly opposed to violence and war. Friendly persuasion 1956 focuses on a peaceful family of quakers who are thrust into the civil war when a band of confederates known as morgans raiders threatens their town. Friendly persuasion is a 1956 palme dorwinning civil war film starring gary cooper, dorothy mcguire, anthony perkins, richard eyer, robert middleton and phyllis love. The film is simply called friendly persuasion, which more specifically refers to. The story of a family of quakers in indiana in 1862. Watch friendly persuasion online stream full movie directv. Buy friendly persuasion directed by william wyler online at alibris. With gary cooper, dorothy mcguire, anthony perkins, richard eyer. This was adapted into a tv movie that was given the name of the prior film adaptation, friendly persuasion.
Friendly persuasion directed by william wyler available. Jun 10, 2014 friendly persuasion trailer 1956 director. Richard eyer full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Friendly persuasion warner home video 1956 color 1. The likelihood of such a setup was frankly hard to foresee. Richard ross eyer born may 6, 1945 is an american former child actor who worked during the 1950s and 1960s, as well as teaching at elementary schools in bishop, california until he retired in 2006. A healthy 7 minutes, friendly persuasion is essentially a very lightweight film, just this side of a pure comedy, in fact, that suddenly decides to get serious in the last act. Its not easy for them to meet the rules of their religion in everyday life but when southern troops pass the area they are in real trouble. Bestknown for playing quiet, understated characters who use violence when pushed too far, gary cooper gets the opportunity to explore a more peaceful resolution though the film. Visitors of subtitlesbank have given a rating of 7. Anthony perkins, dorothy mcguire, gary cooper, marjorie main, robert middleton, richard eyer official content from twentieth. Subtitles of different languages may be downloaded for free as a. Friendly persuasion is a 1956 american civil war drama film starring gary cooper, dorothy mcguire, anthony perkins, richard eyer, robert middleton and phyllis love. Richard eyer i really started to appreciate him when i was watching shows starring richard conte my fave actor.
Complete summary of jessamyn wests the friendly persuasion. He is the older brother of robert eyer 19482005, another child actor of the period. The friendly persuasion by jessamyn west goodreads. Friendly persuasion little jess 1956 its a great life johnny 1 episode 1954. They are the proud parents of daughter mattie phyllis love, little jess richard eyer, and josh anthony perkins. The pacifist attitude of a quaker family is tested as a result of the american civil war. The screenplay for friendly persuasion was adapted by michael wilson from the 1945 novel of the same name by jessamyn west, and was directed by william wyler the film was originally released with no screenwriting credit because michael wilson was on the hollywood blacklist. The screenplay was adapted by michael wilson from the 1945 novel the friendly persuasion by jessamyn west, and was directed by william. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Of course the book allows for a slower pace with this quaker family and a more moving term of phrase.
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