Friendly Persuasion (1975)
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Except for Me and Thee is the syndicated title of Friendly Persuasion, the pilot film for an unsold TV series based on the novel by Jessamyn West. Richard Kiley and Shirley Knight star as Quaker farmers Jess and Eliza Birdwell, whose pacificism is put to the test when the Civil War breaks out. In keeping with the humanitarian edicts of their religion, the Birdwells aid several slaves in their escape from the South. Brothers Michael and Kevin O'Keefe play the Birdwells' eldest sons (Michael continued acting into the 1990s).Friendly Persuasion was previously adapted into a popular film in 1956, starring Gary Cooper and Dorothy McGuire; Dmitri Tiomkin's theme music from that film was redeployed for Except for Me and Thee. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Richard Kiley - Jess Birdwell
- Clifton James - Sam Jordan
- Kevin O'Keefe - Labe
- Paul Benjamin - Swan Stebeney
- Maria Grimm - Lily Truscott
- Bob Minor - Burk
- Shirley Knight - Eliza Birdwell
- Michael O'Keefe - Josh Birdwell
- Tracie Savage - Mattie Birdwell
- Erik Holland - Enoch
- Samantha the Goose
- Sparky Marcus - Little Jess
- Director(s):
- Joseph Sargent
- Writer(s):
- William Wood
- Producer(s):
- Joseph Sargent
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