Friendly Persuasion (1975 film)
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GenreDrama
Based onThe Friendly Persuasion
by Jessamyn West
by Jessamyn West
Written byWilliam P. Wood
Directed byJoseph Sargent
| Friendly Persuasion | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | The Friendly Persuasion by Jessamyn West |
| Written by | William P. Wood |
| Directed by | Joseph Sargent |
| Starring | Richard Kiley Shirley Knight |
| Music by | John Cacavas |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Herbert B. Leonard Emanuel L. Wolf |
| Producer | Joseph Sargent |
| Production location | Jackson, Missouri |
| Cinematography | Mario Tosi |
| Editors | Ed Forsyth George Jay Nicholson |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Production companies | Allied Artists Pictures International Television Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | May 18, 1975 |
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.[1][2]
This version is different from the 1956 version, because it focuses mainly on West's sequel novel, Except for Me and Thee.[3] 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.
