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The Raid( 1954)

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The suspense thriller of the year !

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Van Heflin

      Maj. Neal Benton

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      Anne Bancroft

      Katy Bishop

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      Richard Boone

      Capt. Lionel Foster

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      Lee Marvin

      Lt. Keating

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      Tommy Rettig

      Larry Bishop

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      Peter Graves

      Capt. Frank Dwyer

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      Douglas Spencer

      Rev. Douglas

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      Paul Cavanagh

      Col. Tucker

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      Will Wright

      Josiah Anderson

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      James Best

      Lt. Robinson

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      John Dierkes

      Cpl. Fred Deane

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      Helen Ford

      Delphine Coates

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      Lee Aaker

      Larry's Friend (uncredited)

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      Claude Akins

      Lt. Ramsey (uncredited)

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      Robert Easton

      Rebel Soldier (uncredited)

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      William Schallert

      Rebel Soldier (uncredited)

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      John Beradino

      Yankee Soldier Buying Cigars (uncredited)

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      Stanley Blystone

      Townsman (uncredited)

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      Edmund Cobb

      Stationmaster (uncredited)

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      Richard Eyer

      Larry's Friend (uncredited)

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      Roy Glenn

      Emmanuel - Mrs. Bishop's Butler (uncredited)

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      Harry Hines

      Mr. Danzig (uncredited)

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      George Keymas

      Capt. Dupree (uncredited)

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      Ann Kunde

      Townswoman (uncredited)

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      Ethan Laidlaw

      Townsman (uncredited)

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      Jack Low

      Townsman in Church (uncredited)

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      Kermit Maynard

      Yankee Soldier Buying Cigars (uncredited)

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      Frank McLure

      Bank Customer (uncredited)

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      Buddy Roosevelt

      Townsman (uncredited)

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      Simon Scott

      Capt. Floyd Henderson (uncredited)

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      James Stone

      Mr. Lipscomb (uncredited)

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      Ken Terrell

      Confederate Soldier with Moneybags (uncredited)

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      Arthur Tovey

      Union Prison Guard (uncredited)

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      Glen Walters

      Townswoman (uncredited)

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      Howard Wright

      Sheriff (uncredited)

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    Review 2Discussion

    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Mon Feb 20 2017
    With a rebel yell, I cried more more more. "This is a true story...it began on the night of September 26 1864, in a Union prison stockade at Plattsburgh, New York, not many miles from the Canadian border." Tho director Hugo Fregonese's The Raid opens with the above written statement, it's not entirely accurate. Further research into what became known as "The St. Albans Raid" is required if you want the complete and unembellished story. However, The Raid is in structure and plot significantly in line with what happened back there in 1864. Lifting from the story entitled "Affair At St. Alba...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • canada
    • escape
    • vermont
    • confederate