Friendly Persuasion (1975 film)
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 was previously adapted in 1956. It originally aired on ABC on May 18, 1975. This version is different from the 1956 version because it focuses mainly on West's sequel novel, Except for Me and Thee. It was going to be a TV series with this being the pilot. Friendly Persuasion did not gain as big of an audience as ABC had hoped. This film is not available on VHS or LaserDisc, and there are no plans of 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
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 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
 Tracie Savage as Mattie
 Sparky Marcus as Little Jess
 Paul Benjamin as Swan Stebeney
 Erik Holland as Enoch
 Maria Grimm as Lily Truscott
 Bob Minor as Burk
 Gus Peters
 Twila Pollard as Farmer's Wife
 Walter Scott

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American television films
Films about religion
1975 television films
1975 films
Films directed by Joseph Sargent
Films based on multiple works