The read
It runs a compact 1h 23m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
34 audience votes
Key crew
- Hugo FregoneseDirector
- Sydney BoehmScreenplay
- Roy WebbOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Van HeflinMaj. Neal Benton
- Anne BancroftKaty Bishop
- Richard BooneCapt. Lionel Foster
- Lee MarvinLt. Keating
- Tommy RettigLarry Bishop
- Peter GravesCapt. Frank Dwyer
- Douglas SpencerRev. Douglas
- Paul CavanaghCol. Tucker
- Will WrightJosiah Anderson
- James BestLt. Robinson
- John DierkesCpl. Fred Deane
- Helen FordDelphine Coates
Stills
Themes
canadaescapevermontconfederate