The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid is a 1972 Technicolor Western film about the James-Younger Gang distributed by Universal Pictures. It was directed by Philip Kaufman in a cinéma vérité style and starred Cliff Robertson as Cole Younger, Robert Duvall as Jesse James, Luke Askew as Jim Younger, R. G. Armstrong as Clell Miller, John Pearce as Frank James, and Matt Clark as Bob Younger.
The film purports to recreate the James-Younger Gang's most infamous
escapade, the September 7, 1876, robbery of "the biggest bank west of
the Mississippi" in Northfield, Minnesota.
1972 Theatrical Poster
1972 Theatrical Poster
| Directed by | Philip Kaufman |
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| Produced by | Jennings Lang |
| Written by | Philip Kaufman |
| Narrated by | Paul Frees |
| Starring | Cliff Robertson Robert Duvall |
| Music by | Dave Grusin |
| Cinematography | Bruce Surtees |
| Editing by | Douglas Stewart |
| Distributed by | Robertson and Associates |
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| Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United StatesFilmed in Jacksonville, Oregon |
| Language | English |

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