Friendly Persuasion is a made-for-TV movie. The film is based on the novels The Friendly Persuasion and Except for Me and Thee by Jessamyn West; the former novel had previously been adapted in 1956. It originally aired on ABC on May 18, 1975.Friendly Persuasion hollywood.com, retrieved December 6, 2017Goldberg, Lee. " Friendly Persuasion " Unsold Television Pilots: 1955-1989, Adventures in Television, 2015,
This version is different from the 1956 version, because it focuses mainly on West's sequel novel, Except for Me and Thee.Hischak, Thomas S. " Friendly Persuasion " American Literature on Stage and Screen: 525 Works and Their Adaptations, McFarland, 2012, , pp. 74-75 There was an idea to make a TV series, with this being the pilot; but Friendly Persuasion did not gain as large an audience as ABC had hoped. The film is not available on VHS or LaserDisc, and there are no plans for a DVD release.
Plot summary In Civil War–era America, a Quaker family, Jess and Eliza Birdwell, helps slaves who have run away, knowing that they could die.
Cast Source: Hollywood.com; BFIFriendly Persuasion bfi.org.uk, retrieved December 6, 2017
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 Birdwell Tracie Savage as Mattie Birdwell Sparky Marcus as Little Jess Birdwell Paul Benjamin as Swan Stebeney Erik Holland as Enoch Maria Grimm as Lily Truscott Bob Minor as Burk
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