Friendly Persuasion

USA 1956,
Dir. William Wyler
Genres: Classics, Drama / Western

Feat. Gary Cooper, Dorothy McGuire, Anthony Perkins, Richard Eyer, Robert Middleton

Aroview: Gary Cooper headlines this sentimental yet atmospheric and beautifuly crafted drama about a Quaker family in southern Indiana whose pacifist beliefs are tested by the American Civil War. Awarded the Palm D'Or at the Cannes Film Festival 1956.

Cannes - Palm D’Or

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