The Raid

The Raid

The suspense thriller of the year !

NR 1954 · 83 min · ★ 6.5 · Western, War

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 Francis M. Cockrell

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