Drama ·TV Movie · United States of America · 1975 · 1h 40m

Friendly Persuasion

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Director
Joseph Sargent
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
Crew
Ed Forsyth — Editor George Jay Nicholson — Editor John Cacavas — Original Music Composer William P. Wood — Writer Jessamyn West — Writer Joseph Sargent — Producer
Synopsis

During the Civil War, a Quaker couple risks their lives by helping runaway slaves.

Mood & Themes
slaveryamerican civil warunderground railroadquakers
Key Collaborators
Joseph Sargent Director Ed Forsyth Editor George Jay Nicholson Editor John Cacavas Original Music Composer William P. Wood Writer Jessamyn West Writer Joseph Sargent Producer
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