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Titolo originale: Friendly Persuasion
Regia: William Wyler
Anno: 1956
Origine: United States of America
Generi: Dramma Guerra
Tag: civil war | based on novel or book | faith | slavery | pacifism | religion | goose | pacifist | american civil war | quakerism | historical drama | moral dilemma | 19th century | county fair | 1800s | american history | faith and religion | indiana | religion and morals |
Cast: Gary Cooper Dorothy McGuire Anthony Perkins Richard Eyer Robert Middleton Phyllis Love Peter Mark Richman Walter Catlett Richard Hale Joel Fluellen Theodore Newton John Smith Edna Skinner Marjorie Durant Frances Farwell Marjorie Main Edward Andrews Robert Fuller Norman Leavitt Nelson Leigh Tom London Doug McClure William Schallert Joe Turkel Harry 'Snub' Pollard Ivan Rasputin Russell Simpson Jean Inness James Anderson Irvin Ashkenazy Walter Bacon Benjie Bancroft John Barton Phil Bloom Chet Brandenburg Tex Brodus Bob Burns Mary Carr Noble 'Kid' Chissell Edmund Cobb Bud Cokes Cecil Combs John Compton Chuck Courtney John Craven Billy Curtis Russell Custer Charles Delaney John Dierkes James Dobson Richard Elmore Billy Engle Duke Fishman Bob Folkerson Ralph Gamble Richard Garland Slim Gaut Everett Glass James Gonzalez Jim Goodwin Herman Hack Frank Hagney Charles Halton Ron Hargrave Harry Hines Earle Hodgins George Huggins Jean Inness Tom Irish Jack Isbell Mary Jackson Michael Jeffers Frank Jenks Diane Jergens Leroy Johnson Dick Johnstone Chester Jones King Karlo Don Kennedy Donald Kerr Wright King Helen Kleeb Paul Kruger Clarence M. Landry Jack Macy Hank Mann William McCarter Tipp McClure Tyler McVey Dennis Moore Ralph Moratz Charles Morton Ron Nyman James O'Hara Murray Parker Jack Perrin Jack Perry John Pickard Gene Roth Henry Rowland Ralph Sanford Scott Seaton James Seay Lucile Sewall Leslie Sketchley Cap Somers Jack Sterling Frank Sully William Tannen William Vedder Sailor Vincent Glen Walters Steve Warren Hart Wayne Wally West

Nemmeno la guerra di Secessione è un motivo sufficiente perché Jess Birdwell (Cooper), di rigorosa osservanza quacchera, rinneghi i suoi principi che non ammettono in alcun modo la violenza. Il figlio Josh (Perkins), invece, si arruola nella Guardia Civile e sua madre (McGuire) è disperata. Ma il capofamiglia, quando è in gioco la vita di Josh, è pronto anch'egli ad armarsi di fucile.

Le locations e le scene del film

Bidwell Park - Manzanita Avenue, Chico, California, USA
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Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Chico, California, USA
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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M & T Ranch, California, USA
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North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Rowland V. Lee Ranch - Fallbrook Avenue, Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, USA
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The Mabel Normand Sound Stage, Republic Studios - 4024 Radford Avenue, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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