Friendly Persuasion (1975 film)

Friendly Persuasion
GenreDrama
Based onThe Friendly Persuasion
by Jessamyn West
Written byWilliam P. Wood
Directed byJoseph Sargent
StarringRichard Kiley
Shirley Knight
Music byJohn Cacavas
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersHerbert B. Leonard
Emanuel L. Wolf
ProducerJoseph Sargent
Production locationJackson, Missouri
CinematographyMario Tosi
EditorsEd Forsyth
George Jay Nicholson
Running time100 min.
Production companiesAllied Artists Pictures
International Television Productions
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseMay 18, 1975 (1975-05-18)

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]

References

  1. ^ a b Friendly Persuasion hollywood.com, retrieved December 6, 2017
  2. ^ Goldberg, Lee. " Friendly Persuasion " Unsold Television Pilots: 1955-1989, Adventures in Television, 2015, ISBN 151159067X
  3. ^ Hischak, Thomas S. " Friendly Persuasion " American Literature on Stage and Screen: 525 Works and Their Adaptations, McFarland, 2012, ISBN 0786492791, pp. 74-75
  4. ^ Friendly Persuasion bfi.org.uk, retrieved December 6, 2017


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