During the civil war free companies of irregular soldiers, sometimes including. Quantrills raiders were the bestknown of the proconfederate partisan guerrillas. Quantrills raiders 1958 cast and crew a confederate officer steve cochran tries to stop guerrilla leader quantrills leo gordon 1863 raid on lawrence, kan. Quantrills raiders 1958, directed by edward bernds film. The climax of quantrills guerilla career came on august 21, 1863, when he led. The audie murphy film, kansas raiders 1950, deals with quantrill s raiders in the period immediately after the civil war. Quantrill s raiders is a 1958 american western film about quantrill s raiders. A confederate officer steve cochran tries to stop guerrilla leader quantrill s leo gordon 1863 raid on lawrence, kan.
The ofttold tale of controversial southernsympathizing outlaw quantrill is. Its 1863 and the tide of the civil war is starting to turn when alan westcott arrives in the strifetorn missourikansas border area on a mission for the confederacy. In the 1999 movie ride with the devil, depicting a group of fictionalized. Quantrills raiders is a 1958 american western film about quantrills raiders directed by edward bernds and starring steve cochran, diane brewster and leo. The film features a harrowing recreation of the lawrence massacre and is notable for its.
William clarke quantrill was a confederate guerrilla leader during the american civil war. Leo gordon, possessor of one of the meanest faces in the movies, plays quantrill, but top. Join me as i attempt to watch 2,500 movies on dvd and bluray, including films from all around the world and spanning as many genres as i can muster. Bernds has a knack for action and keeps matters galloping along. Quantrill in the movies kansas city public library. Users agree not to download, copy, modify, sell, lease, rent, reprint. Quantrill had a confederate commission, yet his raiders were not always. Just a pity that the film s historical accuracy leaves much to be desired. Through film clips, analysis, and anecdotes, tibbetts examines quantrill through films as varied as dark command 1940, quantrills raiders 1958, and ang lees locallyfilmed ride with the devil. Edward bernds, steve cochran, diane brewster, leo gordon, gale robbins, will wright. Quantrills raiders was directed by edward bernds, whod come a long way. Quantrill s raiders 1958 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The butcher william quantrill arose the imaginary of a whole generation on western genre, thousand pictures were done almost in large industrial scale, quantrill s riders besides to be inaccurate is also brazenly flimsy, for instance in one specific sequence captain alan westcott steve cochran asking quantrill leo gordon how many soldiers he already had, he answer around forty, then alan.
Best netflix series ranked 200 fresh free movies online. Free companies the encyclopedia of oklahoma history and culture. Quantrills raiders 1958, focuses on the raid on lawrence. Quantrills raiders 1958 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The film the stranger wore a gun 1953 has randolph scott playing jeff travis, a former spy for quantrill s raiders, who rides to arizona to start a new life, but finds that his reputation has preceded him. My name is nobody western english free and full movie henry.
Overview of quantrills raiders, 1958, directed by edward bernds, with steve cochran, diane brewster, leo gordon, at turner classic movies. This movie was first released in 195819862009, in super widescreen 2. Kus john tibbetts looks at this cinematic heritage in quantrill in the movies on sunday, august 18, 20, at 2 p. A confederate officer steve cochran tries to stop guerrilla leader quantrills leo gordon 1863 raid on lawrence, kan. To his supporters in missouri, he was a dashing, free spirited hero. Its 1863, alan westcott find elusive guerrilla william clarke quantrill and deliver. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of quantrills raiders with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Quantrills raiders was directed by edward bernds, whod come a long way since his three stooges shorts of the early 1950s. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free.
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