Friendly Persuasion (1975 film)
1975 television film directed by Joseph Sargent
Friendly Persuasion | |
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Genre | Drama |
Written by |
Jessamyn West
, books
The Friendly Persuasion
,
Except for Me and Thee
William P. Wood |
Directed by | Joseph Sargent |
Starring |
Richard Kiley
Shirley Knight |
Music by | John Cacavas |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers |
Herbert B. Leonard
Emanuel L. Wolf |
Producer | Joseph Sargent |
Production location | Jackson, Missouri |
Cinematography | Mario Tosi |
Editors |
Ed Forsyth
George Jay Nicholson |
Running time | 100 min. |
Production companies |
Allied Artists Pictures
International Television Productions |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Picture format | Color |
Audio format | Mono |
Original release |
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Friendly Persuasion is a made-for-TV movie. The film is based on the novels The Friendly Persuasion and Except for Me and Thee by Jessamyn West ; the former novel was previously adapted in 1956 . It originally aired on ABC on May 18, 1975. [1] [2]
This version is different from the 1956 version because it focuses mainly on West's sequel novel, Except for Me and Thee . [3] It was going to be a TV series with this being the pilot . Friendly Persuasion did not gain as big of an audience as ABC had hoped. This film is not available on VHS or LaserDisc , and there are no plans of a DVD release.
Plot summary
In Civil War era America, a Quaker family, Jess and Eliza Birdwell, helps slaves who have run away, knowing that they could die.
Cast
Source:Hollywood.com; [1] BFI [4]
- 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
References
- 1 2 Friendly Persuasion hollywood.com, retrieved December 6, 2017
- ↑ Goldberg, Lee. " Friendly Persuasion " Unsold Television Pilots: 1955-1989 , Adventures in Television, 2015, ISBN 151159067X
- ↑ Hischak, Thomas S. " Friendly Persuasion " American Literature on Stage and Screen: 525 Works and Their Adaptations , McFarland, 2012, ISBN 0786492791 , pp. 74-75
- ↑ Friendly Persuasion bfi.org.uk, retrieved December 6, 2017
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