The Raid

The Raid

1954 · 83 min · EN · NR · 6.4 (25 votes)
Dir. Hugo Fregonese · Starring Van Heflin, Anne Bancroft, Richard Boone, Lee Marvin, Tommy Rettig, Peter Graves · Music Roy Webb

The suspense thriller of the year !

WarWestern

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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A stark, morally ambiguous tale of survival and fractured loyalties. It's a gritty, character-driven Western where the harsh landscape mirrors the internal struggles of men caught between duty and a desperate search for a new life.

grittytensemelancholicsombersteadyclassic HollywoodWesternwartime dramasurvivalbelongingmoralityloss
canadaescapevermontconfederate
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