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Friendly Persuasion
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Friendly Persuasion

May 18, 1975
1h 40m
★ 0.0

Overview

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

Genres

Drama
TV Movie

Production Companies

Allied Artists Pictures
International Television Productions

Cast

Richard Kiley

Jess Birdwell

Richard Kiley

Shirley Knight

Eliza Birdwell

Shirley Knight

Clifton James

Sam Jordan

Clifton James

Michael O'Keefe

Josh Birdwell

Michael O'Keefe

Kevin O'Keefe

Labe

Kevin O'Keefe

Tracie Savage

Mattie

Tracie Savage

Sparky Marcus

Little Jess

Sparky Marcus

Paul Benjamin

Swan Stebeney

Paul Benjamin

Erik Holland

Enoch

Erik Holland

Maria Grimm

Lily Truscott

Maria Grimm

Bob Minor

Burk

Bob Minor

Gus Peters

Gus Peters

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