Friendly Persuasion Script

Script by:Michael Wilson (Screenplay), Jessamyn West (Novel)
Directed by:William Wyler
Year:1956

Plot: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. Should they fight, despite their peaceful attitude?
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Planet of the Apes (1968) Script

Script by:Michael Wilson (Author), Rod Serling (Author), Pierre Boulle (Novel)
Directed by:Franklin J. Schaffner
Year:1968

Plot:An U.S. Spaceship lands on a desolate planet, stranding astronaut Taylor in a world dominated by apes, 2000 years into the future, who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist.
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Lawrence of Arabia Script

Script by:T.E. Lawrence (Author), Robert Bolt (Screenplay), Michael Wilson (Screenplay)
Directed by:David Lean
Year:1962

Plot:The story of British officer T.E. Lawrence's mission to aid the Arab tribes in their revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Lawrence becomes a flamboyant, messianic figure in the cause of Arab unity but his psychological instability threatens to undermine his achievements.
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The Bridge on the River Kwai Script

Script by:Pierre Boulle (Novel), Carl Foreman (Screenplay), Michael Wilson (Screenplay)
Directed by:David Lean
Year:1957

Plot:The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. British and American intelligence officers conspire to blow up the structure, but Col. Nicholson , the commander who supervised the bridge's construction, has acquired a sense of pride in his creation and tries to foil their plans.
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