The Raid
Time Out says
Excellent, factually based Civil War Western, in which Heflin's Confederate officer leads a group of soldiers, with whom he has escaped from a Union prison camp, in a plan to avenge the destruction of Southern communities by first taking over, and then sacking, a Northern town close to the Canadian border. Tension is slowly but surely built up as the men try to infiltrate the township; conflicting emotions arise with Heflin's growing respect for the widow with whom he lodges (Bancroft); and the final, savage massacre is powerfully staged by Fregonese, who makes superb use throughout of Lucien Ballard's typically moody photography. This was the film that served as a springboard for John Arden in writing his play Serjeant Musgrave's Dance.
Details
Release details
Duration:
83 mins
Cast and crew
Director:
Hugo Fregonese
Screenwriter:
Sydney Boehm
Cast:
Van Heflin
Anne Bancroft
Richard Boone
Lee Marvin
Peter Graves
Tommy Rettig
James Best
John Dierkes
Claude Akins
Anne Bancroft
Richard Boone
Lee Marvin
Peter Graves
Tommy Rettig
James Best
John Dierkes
Claude Akins