Directed by:
William WylerScreenplay:
Michael WilsonCinematography:
Ellsworth FredericksComposer:
Dimitri TiomkinCast:
Gary Cooper, Dorothy McGuire, Anthony Perkins, Richard Eyer, Robert Middleton, John Smith, Marjorie Main, Russell Simpson, Richard Garland, Tom London (more)Plots(1)
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. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Gary Cooper](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/978/161978231_317dfa.png)
Gary Cooper
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
![Dorothy McGuire](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/676/161676908_a77f96.jpg)
Dorothy McGuire
USA
Best movies:
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973)
Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
![Anthony Perkins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267513_b2074f.jpg)
Anthony Perkins
USA
Best movies:
Psycho (1960)
Le Glaive et la balance (1963)
Goodbye Again (1961)
![Richard Eyer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/105/792/105792688_660bd0.jpg)
Richard Eyer
USA
Best movies:
The Desperate Hours (1955)
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![Robert Middleton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/802/157802546_600523.jpg)
Robert Middleton
USA
Best movies:
The Proud Ones (1956)
The Desperate Hours (1955)
The Court Jester (1955)
![John Smith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/245/158245587_4f6774.jpg)
John Smith
USA
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The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
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![Marjorie Main](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/423/162423815_8b4cbc.png)
Marjorie Main
USA
Best movies:
Test Pilot (1938)
The Harvey Girls (1946)
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
![Russell Simpson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505177_270187.jpg)
Russell Simpson
USA
Best movies:
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The Power and the Glory (1933)
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Richard Garland
USA
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The Man from Bitter Ridge (1955)
Friendly Persuasion (1956)
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![Tom London](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886909_f70429.jpg)
Tom London
USA
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![Nelson Leigh](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/036/677/36677262_9fa490.jpg)
Nelson Leigh
USA
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![Joe Turkel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277325_6ece6b.jpg)
Joe Turkel
USA
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Paths of Glory (1957)
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![Doug McClure](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/313/313167_f868cb.jpg)
Doug McClure
USA
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![Robert Fuller](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/386/386801_c73831.jpg)
Robert Fuller
USA
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The Ten Commandments (1956)
![Edward Andrews](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/948/157948881_bc8707.jpg)
Edward Andrews
USA
Best movies:
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![Frank Jenks](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/776/157776629_2c2cad.jpg)
Frank Jenks
USA
Best movies:
Two Girls and a Sailor (1944)
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![William Schallert](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/429/158429151_3dca43.gif)
William Schallert
USA
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![Gene Roth](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/619/160619247_6286a2.jpg)
Gene Roth
USA
Best movies:
Westward the Women (1951)
Arch of Triumph (1948)
Brute Force (1947)
![Peter Mark Richman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/712/158712203_be0f51.jpg)
Peter Mark Richman
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991)
Friendly Persuasion (1956)
![Walter Catlett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000249_b6dca7.jpg)
Walter Catlett
USA
Best movies:
It Started with Eve (1941)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Love Is News (1937)