The Raid (1954)

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Written by Sydney Boehm, Francis M. Cockrell

Directed by Hugo Fregonese

Running Time: 90 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1954

Rating: U Certificate

Production Country: USA

Filmed in Colour

Based on a true life story, Van Heflin stars as Major Neal Benton, leader of a group of Confederate soldiers who escape from a Union prison in New York and take refuge in Canada. He then comes up with the daring plan of crossing the border to take a small American town, creating a second front and diverting the North's attention from the South.

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Cast

Image for Van HeflinVan HeflinMaj. Neal Benton/Neal Swayze
Image for Anne BancroftAnne BancroftKatie Bishop
Richard BooneCapt. Lionel Foster
Image for Lee MarvinLee MarvinLt. Keating
Tommy RettigLarry Bishop
Image for Peter GravesPeter GravesCapt. Frank Dwyer
Douglas SpencerRev. Lucas
Paul CavanaghCol. Tucker
Will WrightJosiah Anderson
James BestLt. Robinson
John DierkesCpl. Fred Deane
Helen FordDelphine Coates
Harry HinesMr. Danzig
Simon ScottCapt. Floyd Henderson

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