The Raid (1954)

Director

• Hugo Fregonese

Starring

• Van Heflin
• Anne Bancroft
• Richard Boone
• Lee Marvin
• Tommy Rettig

Last On

12:40-14:20 Wed 30th Mar 2011 100m
Film4

Synopsis

This little-known American Civil War drama, about a group of escaped Confederate soldiers who lay vengeful siege to a town near the Canadian border, has much to commend it: a tight construction, bursts of action, strong characters and a great cast that includes Van Heflin, Lee Marvin, Richard Boone, Peter Graves and Anne Bancroft. The script by The Big Heat's Sydney Boehm plays like an allegory of a wider conflict, while Hugo Fregonese - an Argentinian director who deserved greater public recognition - keeps the tension bubbling in the manner of High Noon.