The Great Northfield, Minnesota Raid
The Great Northfield, Minnesota Raid | |
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Directed by | Philip Kaufman |
Written by | Philip Kaufman |
Produced by | Jennings Lang |
Starring | Cliff Robertson |
Narrated by | Paul Frees |
Cinematography | Bruce Surtees |
Edited by | Douglas Stewart |
Music by | Dave Grusin |
Color process | Technicolor |
Production companies | Robertson and Associates |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Great Northfield, Minnesota Raid is a 1972 American
Plot
In the mid 1870s, outlaws
Younger has put aside plans to rob a bank in Northfield, Minnesota, said to be the largest west of the Mississippi River. The job appeals, however, to Jesse and Frank James, who have no intention of changing the way they make a living.
Cole is ambushed by the Pinkerton's agent men, who use a prostitute as bait. And when the bankers succeed in overturning the amnesty by bribing the politicians, Cole travels by train to Minnesota to check out the bank.
Once there, Cole discovers that townspeople are unwilling to risk placing their money in the bank owing to concerns over its safety from thieves. Jesse, Frank, and their men arrive on horseback and, together with Cole, persuade the locals that a gold shipment is on its way to the bank because it is supposed to be the safest possible place for it.
Once the citizens begin banking their money, the robbery commences. Many things go wrong, though, including one outlaw being locked inside a vault, and two members of the gang are killed by the townspeople. Cole Younger and his men flee to a nearby farm, but a posse tracks and apprehends them. The James brothers get away. But when Jesse mentions to Frank his intention to permit Bob Ford to join the gang back in Missouri, his fate is sealed.
Cast
- Cliff Robertson as Cole Younger
- Robert Duvall as Jesse James
- Luke Askew as Jim Younger
- R. G. Armstrong as Clell Miller
- Dana Elcar as Allen
- Donald Moffat as Manning
- John Pearce as Frank James
- Matt Clark as Bob Younger
- Wayne Sutherlin as Charley Pitts
- Robert H. Harris as Wilcox
- Jack Manning as Heywood
- Elisha Cookas Bunker
- Royal Dano as Gustavson
- Mary-Robin Redd as Kate
- Bill Callawayas Callipist
- Arthur Peterson as Jefferson Jones
- Craig Curtis as Chadwell
- Barry Brown as Henry Wheeler
- Nellie Burt as Doll Woman
- Liam Dunn as Drummer
- Madeleine Taylor Holmes as Granny Woman
- Herbert Nelson as Chief Detective
- Erik Holland as Sheriff
- Anne Barton as Clell's Wife
- Marjorie Durant as Maybelle
- Inger Stratton as Singing Whore
- Valda J. Hansenas Nude Girl
Production
The film was shot in
See also
References
- ^ "Filmed in Oregon 1908–2015" (PDF). Oregon Film Council. Oregon State Library. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
- ^ The Great Northfield, Minnesota Raid at AllMovie