Anthony Perkins, Dorothy McGuire, Gary Cooper
The story of a family of Quakers in Indiana in 1862. Their religous 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 S...( read more
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DVD Release Date: December 5, 2000
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March 24, 2009This film is about a family of Quakers who struggle with their beliefs during the Civil War. It's interesting to see how the Quakers lived and their religious beliefs. The film goes into great detail on this and you realize how horrible it would be to be a Quaker. At times the mo...( read more)
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September 25, 2008This story about a Quaker family during the Civil War is simple and touching. President Reagan actually gave a copy of this movie to Gorbachev(sp?) during the 1980's as a subtle, friendly hint to embrace peace between the USA and Russia.
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July 23, 2008want to see this because it was nominated for best picture at the oscars and by NBR
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September 23, 2007Don't care if Gary Cooper is in it, a movie about Quakers can't be interesting.
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