Friendly Persuasion
1975 | 100m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Joseph Sargent |
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| Writer: | William P. Wood, Jessamyn West |
| Staring: |
| During the Civil War, a Quaker couple risks their lives by helping runaway slaves. | |
| Release Date: | May 18, 1975 |
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| Director: | Joseph Sargent |
| Writer: | William P. Wood, Jessamyn West |
| Genres: | Drama, TV Movie |
| Keywords | slavery, american civil war, underground railroad, quakers |
| Production Companies | Allied Artists Pictures, International Television Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2026 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Richard Kiley | Jess Birdwell |
| Shirley Knight | Eliza Birdwell |
| Clifton James | Sam Jordan |
| Michael O'Keefe | Josh Birdwell |
| Kevin O'Keefe | Labe |
| Tracie Savage | Mattie |
| Sparky Marcus | Little Jess |
| Paul Benjamin | Swan Stebeney |
| Erik Holland | Enoch |
| Maria Grimm | Lily Truscott |
| Bob Minor | Burk |
| Gus Peters | |
| Twila Pollard | Farmer's Wife |
| Walter Scott | |
| Art Ellison | |
| Cindy Grover |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Joseph Sargent | Director |
| Dimitri Tiomkin | Music |
| William P. Wood | Writer |
| Jessamyn West | Writer |
| Mario Tosi | Cinematography |
| James H. Spencer | Art Direction |
| Ed Forsyth | Editor |
| George Jay Nicholson | Editor |
| John Cacavas | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Joseph Sargent | Producer |
| Emanuel L. Wolf | Executive Producer |
| Herbert B. Leonard | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
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