The Raid is a Civil War movie that takes place in upstate New York, Canada, and Vermont. That’s one of the many surprising things about this Twentieth Century-Fox picture, a film that has rarely been heard of since the time of its release. Based on true events, The Raid is situated one thousand miles from [...]

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Put aside images from Gone With the Wind (1939) for the moment because one of the most powerful, unsettling, and resonating films made about the war between the states is set a world apart from Miss Scarlett, magnolia blossoms, and mint juleps. The Raid is a Civil War movie that takes place in upstate New [...]

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