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The Raid

The Raid

The suspense thriller of the year !

19546.51h 23m

Overview

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 its life and especially into that of an attractive widow and her son.

Directed by Hugo Fregonese
Written by Herbert Ravenel Sass, Francis M. Cockrell, Sydney Boehm
Produced by Robert L. Jacks
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Top Cast

Van Heflin

Van Heflin

Maj. Neal Benton

Anne Bancroft

Anne Bancroft

Katy Bishop

Richard Boone

Richard Boone

Capt. Lionel Foster

Lee Marvin

Lee Marvin

Lt. Keating

Tommy Rettig

Tommy Rettig

Larry Bishop

Peter Graves

Peter Graves

Capt. Frank Dwyer

Douglas Spencer

Douglas Spencer

Rev. Douglas

Paul Cavanagh

Paul Cavanagh

Col. Tucker

Will Wright

Will Wright

Josiah Anderson

James Best

James Best

Lt. Robinson

Themes & Keywords

canadaescapevermontconfederate

About The Raid

The Raid is a western, war film released in 1954 exploring themes of canada, escape, vermont, confederate. Directed by Hugo Fregonese, it stars Van Heflin, Anne Bancroft, Richard Boone. 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 its life and especially into that of an attractive widow and her son.

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