Early work to more serious fare with the great northfield minnesota raid, a western about the outlaw gang led by the james and younger brothers. The great northfield minnesota raid film by kaufman 1972. Thankfully hes just a bit part player as the great northfield minnesota raid is mostly about cole younger and his brothers. This is the story of two gangs who are pardoned against the will of the people. Local legend says that the town was named for john north and for a mr. The rocky cut raid set the stage for the final act of the jamesyounger gang. The great northfield minnesota raid sierra toy soldier. Of the eight bandits, only the james brothers escaped death or capture. 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 raid revisited true west magazine.
The style, class and intelligence of a western like that in an era which also gave us the wild bunch is like a rebuke to american outlaws. After gathering a new gang in 1879, the james brothers resumed robbing, and in 1881 missouri gov. 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. 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. Though it drags in spots, the great northfield, minnesota raid is a superb, iconoclastic reproduction of an era long past. Jesse james, the northfield raid, and the wild wests greatest escape by mark lee gardner morrow. It brings out the beauty of the oregon locations, with some very unminnesotalike mountains. The great northfield minnesota raid is a 1972 technicolor western film about the jamesyounger gang. The great northfield minnesota raid, dvd, widescreen, subtitled, dolby, westerns, 025195016636. Confessions of the ninth man, north star press of st. The great northfield minnesota raid 1972 directed by. 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 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. 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.
For this service they were granted pardons and released from jail. The james boys were on the run for many months, suffering a great deal on the way. When bribery by the railroad companies prevents the legislature from passing. Should cruel mischance lead you to see this movie, do me a favor and rent kaufmans the great northfield, minnesota, raid and then meditate on the fact that giants once walked the land in hollywood. The faults of note are multiple pin holes, scratches to one of the number 7 cards and pen covering some of the ratings boxes. The great northfield minnesota raid 1972 rotten tomatoes. The northfield, minnesota robbery civil war st louis. The great northfield minnesota raid by the jamesyounger gang. Overview full credits full synopsis notes music screenplay info. The gangs of jesse james and cole younger join forces for a bungled robbery of the bank in northfield, minnesota. The great northfield minnesota raid movie facebook.
Robert duvall and cliff robertson headed the fine cast, but kaufmans demythologizing of this episode in u. The great northfield minnesota raid 1972 vernon johns. Next to the gunfight at the ok corral in tombstone, arizona, the jamesyounger gangs raid on northfield, minnesota is, perhaps, the best known event in the history of the wild west in the years after the war between the states, jesse james and the jamesyounger gang rose to prominence mostly in the midwestern areas that had. The target was the first national bank of northfield, located far outside of the gang. Historic jacksonville, oregon county courthouse the great northfield minnesota raid movie locations on view waymark gallery historic jacksonville, oregon county courthouse the great northfield minnesota raid. On september 7, 1876, the jamesyounger gang robbed the first national bank of northfield, minnesota.
Set in 1876, this follows the road that leads to the death of the younger clan in minnesota, and quite a lot of bickering between the youngers and james. Northfield is a city in dakota and rice counties in the state of minnesota. 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. The great northfield minnesota raid 1972 main links. 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. The great northfield minnesota raid is a 1972 american technicolor drama western film about the jamesyounger gang distributed by universal pictures. Jacksonville, or great northfield minnesota raid movie. The great northfield minnesota raid 1972 movie stills. Historic jacksonville, oregon county courthouse the.
Robbing the first national bank in northfield, minnesota, wasnt the best career move the boys ever made. The boys included frank and jesse james, who made it out of minnesota. The city is mostly in rice county, with a small portion in dakota county. This is a purely minnesotacentric history of the james and youngers unfortunate visit to minnesota in 1876. The great northfield minnesota raid online 1972 movie. Boggs on september 7, 1876, the first national bank of northfield, minnesota, was robbed. 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. Armstrong as clell miller, john pearce as frank james, and matt clark as bob. The great northfield minnesota raid 1972 the movie. The great northfield raid but dont forget madelia, minnesota. The great northfield minnesota raid subtitles 23 subtitles. The great northfield minnesota raid 1972 plot summary. The final act in the history of the jamesyounger gang was the famous northfield, minnesota raid. Charlie pitts died later in a field in southern minnesota the great northfield ass kickin on september 7th, 1876 at 2.
The great northfield minnesota raid widescreen, subtitled. Two gangs helped to rescue the residents of a missouri county. But by 1972, but you were likely prepared for thatthanks to little big man in 1970 andespeciallymccabe and mrs. If you remember the film from old tv showings, it looks as if several scenes or shots were swapped out with more audiencefriendly. The great northfield minnesota raid is a 1972 technicolor western film about the jamesyounger gang distributed by universal pictures. Bella union saloon displays movie memorabilia and photos. The great northfield minnesota raid is a western movie. Armstrong as clell miller, john pearce as frank james, and. The great northfield minnesota raid wasnt the western of your childhood. The great northfield minnesota raid full movie, western.
The great northfield minnesota raid synopsis cole younger cliff robertson, jesse james robert duvall and their gang go north to rob a bank. The great northfield raid revisited new research that changes our understanding of the jamesyounger debacle. The target was the first national bank of northfield, which was far outside of the gangs usual territory. They telegraphed their families and stayed with them near nashville, tennessee for nearly three years. The great northfield, minnesota raid the great northfield, minnesota raid described as shedding new light on cole younger and jesse james may be a. Universals dvd of the great northfield minnesota raid is a handsome and colorful transfer that probably betters the look of the 1972 release prints. The idea for the raid came from jesse and bob younger. The great northfield minnesota raid 1972 pg 06141972 us action, western 1h 31m user score. A roughandready revisionist western, fairly quivering with the underlying anxieties.