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Budget. $650,000 [1] The Raid is a 1954 American Western film set during the American Civil War. It stars Van Heflin, Anne Bancroft, Richard Boone and Lee Marvin. It is loosely based on a true incident, the St. Albans Raid, as well as the book by Herbert Ravenal Sass. However the film made a significant change, turning the raid into an act of ...
The Raid: Directed by Hugo Fregonese. With Van Heflin, Anne Bancroft, Richard Boone, Lee Marvin. A group of Confederate prisoners escape to Canada and plan to rob the banks and set fire to the small town of Saint Albans, Vermont.
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- War, Western
- Hugo Fregonese
- 1954-08-04
The film is loosely based on a real incident, which occurred on October 19, 1864, during which a group of Confederate soldiers based in Canada raided the small town of Saint Albans, VT. The raiders stole $200,000, which was eventually returned to Saint Albans by Canadian officials, although the captured soldiers were subsequently released.
- Hugo Fregonese, Jerry Bryan, Ad Schaumer
- Van Heflin
Synopsis. On 26 September 1864, seven Confederate prisoners being held at a Union stockade in Plattsburg, New York, near the Canadian border, attempt to escape. As they open the gate, the hot-headed Lt. Keating shoots a Union soldier, and during the return fire, Capt. Lloyd Henderson is injured.
When a band of Confederate servicemen escapes from a Union stockade, they make their way to the safe haven of Canada, but have no intention of living out their remaining days in peace. Led by Maj ...
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- Hugo Fregonese
- History, Drama
- Van Heflin
In 1954, it was Van Heflin’s world and everyone else was just living in it. By its poster, The Raid looks like a hokey B-noir, but turns out is an incredible piece on the soul during wartime. Perhaps the greatest film on The Civil War even though it does not go epic like Gone With the Wind , and instead, ravages from the inside with ...
Hugo Fregonese. Herbert Ravenel Sass. Sydney Boehm. Francis M. Cockrell. Written by on February 20, 2017. A group of confederate prisoners escape to Canada and plan to rob the banks and set fire to the small town of Saint Albans in Vermont. To get the lie of the land, their leader spends a few days in the town and finds he is getting drawn into ...
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