A Classic
Added 10/30/2009
Unplug the telephone. This is a movie that must not be interruped for any reason. It will make you laugh and cry. You will wish it would never end.
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Charming film
Added 10/24/2009
This is a lovely, gentle story with an amazing cast. Make special note of the exceptionally beautiful musical score.
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Classic movie.
Added 10/14/2009
Long one of my favorite movies. Old-fashioned, sentimental, humerous, a comfortable movie. Interesting tie-in to the Civil War and how neighbors with differing views can co-exist. Perhaps not realistic but still a good story of another time.
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Wonderful, Wholesome Movie!
Added 10/1/2009
This movie is one of my favorites that I can watch over and over. I highly recommend it not only for adults, but for children of all ages. It's a great movie to watch to "get away from it all".
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A lovely movie
Added 8/29/2009
This is a lovely movie, for many reasons.
1. Gary Cooper returns to the boyish innocence that he had before he'd done dark movies like The Fountainhead and High Noon.
2. Everyone is genuine in their roles; none of the cast members seem like they're acting.
3. It takes place in the Civil War, but there is no personal tragedy in the family like you're led to anticipate will happen. Everything goes back to normal in the end.
4. The movie is not mocking toward the Quakers, though it pokes fun at them (there's a big difference between the two).
5. There's not an evident political message in the movie (even though the writer was a communist/Marxist who would later write Che!), which is a rarity in films about wars. The messages are that you have to do as your conscience tells you, and that self-defense is not the same as murder. The movie favors moderation rather than abandonment of your beliefs, and the mother, Dorothy McGuire, characterizes that the most of all.
I can't really say anything negative about this movie! It's quite a comical movie.
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A Classic
Added 10/30/2009
Unplug the telephone. This is a movie that must not be interruped for any reason. It will make you laugh and cry. You will wish it would never end.
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Charming film
Added 10/24/2009
This is a lovely, gentle story with an amazing cast. Make special note of the exceptionally beautiful musical score.
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Classic movie.
Added 10/14/2009
Long one of my favorite movies. Old-fashioned, sentimental, humerous, a comfortable movie. Interesting tie-in to the Civil War and how neighbors with differing views can co-exist. Perhaps not realistic but still a good story of another time.
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