# The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972)

> A deglamorized and darkly comic western follows Cole Younger as political betrayal and outlaw pride pull him toward a doomed 1876 bank robbery.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/16451

## Facts

- Runtime: 91 min
- Genres: Drama, Western
- Director: Philip Kaufman
- Cast: Cliff Robertson, Robert Duvall, Luke Askew, R.G. Armstrong, Dana Elcar, Donald Moffat, John Pearce, Matt Clark
- TMDB rating: 5.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068661/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: sardonic, raw, parodic, classic western night, revisionist cinema viewing

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