Cinematic background from Friendly Persuasion 1956 - The story of a family of Quakers in Indiana in 1862. Their religious sect is strongly opposed to violence and war. It's not easy for them to meet the rules of their religion in everyday life but when Southern troops pass the area they are in real trouble. Should they fight, despite their peaceful attitude?

Friendly Persuasion

1956

Drama, Family, Romance

Directors:
William Wyler
Writers:
Michael Wilson, Jessamyn West
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Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – An old covered bridge in the middle of a forest; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A person riding a horse drawn carriage on a dirt road; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A man is aiming a rifle in the woods; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A woman sitting at a table with another woman holding a pen; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A woman standing on a porch looking out a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A group of people sitting around a table; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A group of men standing next to each other in a field; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – Two people walking down a wooden path in front of a house; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A man and a woman standing next to each other on a porch; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – Two people standing on a porch looking out at a barn; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A group of people sitting around a table; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A person standing next to a tree in a field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A man wearing a black hat standing next to a basket of grapes; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A man is aiming a rifle in the woods; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A group of men sitting in front of each other in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – An older man and a young woman in a kitchen; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A man on a horse and a woman on a horse on a bridge; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – An older man and a woman in a kitchen talking; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of a stone building; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A crowd of people gathered in a market area; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – Two people in a kitchen with vegetables on the counter; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A man and a woman sitting on the floor in a room; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A man standing on the side of a river holding a fishing pole; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A woman wearing a white hat and a gray dress; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A man sitting on a chair next to a staircase; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A man in a black hat is hiding behind a table; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A woman in a green dress and a white duck in a dirt field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A woman wearing a hat and a bow tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A crowd of people with umbrellas in a park; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A woman standing in front of an open fire place; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – An older man and woman riding a horse and buggy; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A person wearing a shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A group of people sitting in a room with hats on; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A woman is speaking in front of a group of men; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A man and a woman smiling at each other in front of a barn; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A man and a woman at a fruit and vegetable stand; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – An old fashioned buggy is parked in a field near a hay stack; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A young woman with blue eyes is looking at an older man with blue eyes; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A man in a white suit standing in the middle of a forest; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A young boy wearing a cowboy hat and smiling at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A man and a woman are in a bed; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A young boy wearing a straw hat while holding a stick; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A couple of people that are in a barn together; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – An older man wearing a black hat and a vest; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A man walking in a field with a tree in the background; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A woman swinging on a rope swing in a field; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A woman in a white dress standing next to a pile of wood; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A man in a cowboy hat is holding a rifle; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A woman sitting next to a goose on the side of the road; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – Two men are shaking hands in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A man sitting in front of a cow in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A young man with short black hair wearing a black vest; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A wagon filled with corn sitting on top of a dirt road; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A group of people sitting around a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A group of men sitting in front of each other; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A crowd of people are watching a man in a hat; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A man and a woman standing in front of a fireplace; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A man in a brown vest is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – Two men in black suits and black hats; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A woman standing on the porch of a house; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A young boy wearing a hat and holding a glass of wine; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A man wearing a straw hat talking to another man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A man wearing a black hat and a black suit; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A group of men standing next to each other on a street; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – An older man wearing a sweater and a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A pond in the middle of a green field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A young man is holding a rifle in the woods; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A man sitting on the floor in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A group of men sitting around a table with a cake on it; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A group of people sitting around a table; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A man and a woman are kissing in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A woman is cutting bread in a kitchen; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A young boy wearing a black hat and a white shirt; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – A man standing next to a woman in front of a table full of fruit; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Friendly Persuasion” (1956), directed by William Wyler – Two men standing next to each other near a tree; Medium shot, Low angle