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The Raid

1954 · 83 min Western War
6.5 / 10 · TMDB

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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Year 1954
Country United States of America
Genre Western, War
Director Hugo Fregonese
Runtime 83 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.5/10 (32 votes)

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Director Hugo Fregonese constructs a compelling moral dilemma, relying on character immersion over action. He explores the conflict between duty and newfound humanity within the deceptively peaceful setting of a small town.

What lingers after the final frame is a poignant sense of tragic inevitability and the quiet cost of war on the individual soul. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Hugo Fregonese

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