The great northfield minnesota raid vpro cinema vpro. The rocky cut raid set the stage for the final act of the jamesyounger gang. Robbing the first national bank in northfield, minnesota, wasnt the best career move the boys ever made. Universals dvd of the great northfield minnesota raid is a handsome and colorful transfer that probably betters the look of the 1972 release prints. Armstrong, dana elcar, donald moffat, john pearce, matt clark.
The great northfield minnesota raid 1972 full synopsis. Northfield bank raid mnopedia minnesota encyclopedia. On september 7, 1876, the opening day of hunting season in minnesota, the jamesyounger gang attempted a raid on the first national bank of northfield, minnesota. For all its flaws, the great northfield minnesota raid is the kind of first movie so rich in texture and invention that we can look forward to a lot more from philip kaufman. Universal, 1972, 91 minutes starring cliff robertson, robert duvall, luke askew, r.
The great northfield minnesota raid 1972 philip kaufman. Great northfield minnesota raid movie location notorious jamesyounger gang minnesota bank robbery was dramatized in a 1972 film using this oregon town as a shooting location. The great northfield minnesota raid full movie, western. Other articles where the great northfield minnesota raid is discussed. The great northfield minnesota raid synopsis cole younger cliff robertson, jesse james robert duvall and their gang go north to rob a bank. Jun, 2018 the great northfield minnesota raid is a 1972 technicolor western film about the jamesyounger gang distributed by universal pictures. Overview of the great northfield minnesota raid, 1972, directed by philip kaufman, with cliff robertson, robert duvall, luke askew, at turner classic movies. The ofttold story of the rise and fall of the james younger gang is given the dragnet treatment in the great northfield, minnesota raid. Jacksonville, or great northfield minnesota raid movie location.
Boggs robbing the first national bank in northfield, minnesota, wasnt the best career move the boys ever made. Cliff robertson, robert duvall and luke askew in philip kaufmans the great northfield minnesota raid. Pg, 1 h 31 min cliff robertson, robert duvall, luke askew, r. Submitted by scott richardson on mon, 04 21 2014 10. Boggs on september 7, 1876, the first national bank of northfield, minnesota, was robbed.
The great northfield minnesota raid wide universal. The great northfield minnesota raid is a 1972 technicolor western film about the jamesyounger gang distributed by universal pictures. Armstrong, matt clark the gangs of jesse james and cole younger join forces to rob the first national bank in northfield, minnesota, but things do not go as planned. Jekyll and sister hyde limited american international pictures. The great northfield minnesota raid xfinity stream. The great northfield minnesota raid 1972, directed by philip kaufman posted on march 8, 2020 by jedadiah leland despite having received pardons from the missouri legislature in recognition of their military service to the confederacy, jesse james robert duvall and cole younger cliff robertson simply cannot stop robbing banks. But by 1972, but you were likely prepared for thatthanks to little big man in 1970 andespeciallymccabe and mrs. But by 1972, but you were likely prepared for thatthanks to little big man in 1970 andespecially. This is a purely minnesotacentric history of the james and youngers unfortunate visit to minnesota in 1876. Confessions of the ninth man, north star press of st. The great northfield raid revisited new research that changes our understanding of the jamesyounger debacle. A roughandready revisionist western, fairly quivering with the underlying anxieties of postcivil. Aug 06, 2012 the great northfield raid revisited new research that changes our understanding of the jamesyounger debacle.
The great northfield minnesota raid 1972, directed by. The great northfield minnesota raid 1972 rotten tomatoes. This movie was partially shot in historic jacksonville, oregon in 1972. Olaf cancels remainder of 2015 baseball season, investigates hazing. The northfield hospital auxiliary will hold its 53rd annual great northfield, minnesota book raid tuesday, april 22, through saturday, april 26, at the northfield ice arena. Robert duvall and cliff robertson headed the fine cast, but kaufmans demythologizing of this episode in u. The jamesyounger raid on the first national bank, september 7, 1876, northfield, minnesota. Great northfield minnesota raid, the on dvd 025195016636 from universal. Read the full synopsis of the great northfield minnesota raid, 1972, directed by philip kaufman, with cliff robertson, robert duvall, luke askew, at turner classic movies.
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The great northfield raid but dont forget madelia, minnesota. With cliff robertson, robert duvall, luke askew, r. After gathering a new gang in 1879, the james brothers resumed robbing, and in 1881 missouri gov. Some movies like the great northfield minnesota raid. The great northfield minnesota raid cliff robertson robert duvall luke askew 1972 cole younger cliff robertson, jesse james robert duvall and their gang go. The great northfield minnesota raid 1972 directed by. The idea for the raid came from jesse and bob younger. The great northfield minnesota raid is a little better as rape isnt part of the plot.
The great northfield raid revisited true west magazine. The west the way it really was the gangs of jesse james and cole younger join forces to rob the first national bank in northfield, minnesota, but things do not go as planned. Of the eight bandits, only the james brothers escaped death or capture. The great northfield minnesota raid is one of the most fun, mixes of western character and setting ive watched recently.
When jesse james might have begun to wear out his welcome in print and music, motion pictures provided. Although i must admit ive watched a ton of really good westerns this year. For years there have been reports of the death of the western. The gangs of jesse james and cole younger join forces to rob the first national bank in northfield, minnesota, but things do not go as planned. The great northfield minnesota raid 1972 philip kaufman, cliff robertson, robert duvall, luke askew july 28, 2018 in 1876, the missouri legislature issues a pardon and amnesty to the james and younger gangs despite many people considering them outlaws. The deadly trackers 1973, south of heaven, west of hell 2000, tell them willie boy is here 1969, oneeyed jacks 1961, the missouri breaks 1976. Now comes american outlaws, proof that even the b western is dead. With meticulous attention to detail, the film recreates the outlaw gangs most infamous escapade. The great northfield minnesota raid film by kaufman 1972. Jacksonville, or great northfield minnesota raid movie. The boys included frank and jesse james, who made it out of minnesota. When bribery by the railroad companies prevents the legislature from passing the amnesty bill, cole agrees to join the raid.
Sep 05, 2016 the gangs of jesse james and cole younger join forces for a bungled robbery of the bank in northfield, mn. It brings out the beauty of the oregon locations, with some very unminnesotalike mountains. The gangs of jesse james and cole younger join forces for a bungled robbery of the bank in northfield, minnesota. For more information on the celebration, see the defeat of jesse james days website. Philip kaufman with cliff roberston, robert duvall, luke askew, r. The northfield historical society participates in the defeat of jesse james days celebration each year on the weekend after labor day. The target was the first national bank of northfield, which was far outside of the gangs usual territory. It was directed by philip kaufman in a cinema verite style and starred cliff robertson as cole younger, robert duvall as jesse james, luke askew as jim younger, r. In this 1972 film, duvalls jesse is a sulfureyed, sociopathic evangelist of theft, and you can count on his gang and the movie borrowing liberally from the epochal seediness of the wild bunch.
Armstrong, dana elcar, donald moffat, john pearce writer. This is a purely minnesota centric history of the james and youngers unfortunate visit to minnesota in 1876. Shout factory has detailed its upcoming bluray release of philip kaufmans western the great northfield minnesota raid 1972, starring cliff. He and his brother frank james joined proconfederate guerrillas known as bushwhackers operating in missouri and kansas. Raised in the little dixie area of western missouri, james and his family maintained strong southern sympathies. Blood from the mummys tomb limited american international. Imagine the cast of american pie given a camera, lots of money, costumes and horses, and told to act serious and pretend to be cowboys, and this is what you might get. Armstrong as clell miller, john pearce as frank james, and matt clark as bob. It was directed by philip kaufman in a cinema verite style. The great northfield minnesota raid 1972 dvd and conquer. The great northfield minnesota raid subtitles 23 subtitles.
This is writerdirector kaufman in fine form, a decade before he created an antijames gang, a posse of heroes, a mild bunch, in the right stuff. Coles apparent death in an ambush by pinkerton agents gives jesse the excuse needed to ignore the amnesty and fight back by robbing a bank in northfield, minnesota. The great northfield minnesota raid bluray release date july 9. The great northfield minnesota raid 1972 the movie. Cole younger cliff robertson, jesse james robert duvall and their gang go north. Films based on the failed raid include the true story of jesse james 1957, the great northfield minnesota raid 1972, and the long riders 1980. The great northfield minnesota raid wasnt the western of your childhood. If you were the younger side of 30 in 1972 as i was, you were raised with. The gangs of jesse james and cole younger join forces for a.
The great northfield minnesota raid is a 1972 american technicolor drama western film about the jamesyounger gang distributed by universal pictures. It is the courage of these ordinary citizens and many others that we honor during the celebration. In retaliation for the guerrillas raid on lawrence. The great northfield minnesota raid universal 1972 color 1.
The great northfield, minnesota raid the great northfield, minnesota raid described as shedding new light on cole younger and jesse james may be a valiant attempt but fails to come off. Bella union saloon displays movie memorabilia and photos. Robert duvall stars as jesse james in the great northfield minnesota raid, a demythologizing telling of jamess last, big, bungled bank job which shows the legendary outlaw to be a pious nutjob controlled by cliff robertsons cole younger, who leads the gang into the arms of the pinkertons. The great northfield minnesota raid 1972 changes the. While the paved streets were covered in soil for the bank raid, robertson as cole younger picked not only a great place to film, but a most interesting subject and filled with a great cast of characters and you wont soon forget robert duvall as a maniacal jesse james. The gangs of jesse james and cole younger join forces for a bungled robbery of the bank in northfield, mn. Jesse woodson james september 5, 1847 april 3, 1882 was an american outlaw, bank and train robber, guerrilla, and leader of the jamesyounger gang. Northfield was also the setting of the tvmovie love always, santa 2016. The robbery quickly went wrong, however, and after the robbery, only frank and jesse james remained alive and free. If you remember the film from old tv showings, it looks as if several scenes or shots were swapped out with more audiencefriendly alternates, along.
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