This film solves that problem by rewriting history. Aug 24, 2018 at first, quantrills raiders consisted of just over a dozen men and they patrolled the kansasmissouri border where they ambushed both union soldiers and union sympathizers. Its interesting for a while as it keeps you guessing whether the lead character played by steve cochran is a good guy or a bad guy, but eventually the more the story departs from reality the sillier it gets. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. Dec 07, 2015 quantrills raiders 1958 posted by mark franklin on dec 7, 2015 steve cochran plays capt. Westcott rides into town wearing the exact same clothes that he had worn when he had rescued quantrills secondincommand george todd from the vigilance committee a couple of hours earlier, believing that pulling his bandana over his mouth was sufficient disguise. The illustration is by thomas nast, one of the most famous artists of the 1800 s. Cpt william clarke quantrill 18371865 find a grave.
Only donators and contributors can download this hd poster. A confederate officer is ordered to recruit quantrill and his men for a raid on a union ammo supply in kansas, setting the stage for a bloodsoaked confrontation. Quantrill s raiders and independence missouri, union soldiers capture, civil war raiders history, capture of independence missouri, william quantrill s raiders, guerrilla war kansas, missouri raids, list of quantrill s battles. Quantrill s raiders 1958 0427 1958 us western 1h 8m user score. The sound and picture quality is very good, but there are no extras on this dvd. The climax of quantrill s guerilla career came on august 21, 1863, when he led a force of 450 raiders into lawrence, kansas, a stronghold of prounion support and the home of senator james h. The audie murphy film, kansas raiders 1950, deals with quantrills raiders in the period immediately after the civil war. The film starts in 1863 during civil war, when capt william clarke quantrillleo gordon and his men terrorise missourikansas border, by looting, burning. War heroturnedmovie star audie murphy to hell and back stars as a former quantrells raider who. This stunning illustration captures the confusion and panic in a town hit by one of quantrill s lightning fast raids. Quantrills raiders manufactured on demand, widescreen. Free online custom region 1 movie dvd cover library. In the morgan woodward was regularly cast as an outlaw in western movies.
Sep 23, 20 it s 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. Film noir parody with a detective uncovering a sinister plot. The ofttold tale of controversial southernsympathizing outlaw quantrill is recounted. Big thanks to sistemadigitale for pointing to long time bug with category setting of new cover upload, and patience with fixing it on my side. The high point of quantrills guerilla war came on august 21, 1863 with the raid on lawrence. The bloodthirsty quantrill has been a hand movie villain, theres not too much you can say good about him. Released 1958, quantrill s raiders stars stevecochran, dianebrewster, leogordon, galerobbins the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 5 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. The film might get two stars, if it didnt play so fast and loose with history. Quantrill in the movies kansas city public library. If there is anything true about this film it is strictly. Quantrills raiders 1958, and ang lees locallyfilmed ride with the. High resolution italian movie poster image for quantrills raiders 1958.
Young jesse james 1960, also depicts quantrill s influence on jesse james. Quantrills raiders was directed by edward bernds, whod come a long way. And quantrill isnt even the confederate leaders real name its charlie hart, a. The film the stranger wore a gun 1953 has randolph scott playing jeff travis, a former spy for quantrills raiders, who rides to arizona to start a new life, but finds that his reputation has preceded him. In the lone star state, the bushwhackers made camp at mineral creek. Quantrills raiders 1958 italian movie poster cinematerial. Quantrill s mother arrived in the company of her sons boyhood friend.
A request made to take the remains back to ohio was refused. A scene photographed during the filming of ang lees 1999 film ride with the devil. Quantrill s raiders is a 1958 american western film about quantrill s raiders. 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. Quantrill s raiders 1958 a confederate officer steve cochran tries to stop guerrilla leader quantrill s leo gordon 1863 raid on lawrence, kan. Quantrills raiders 1958 civil war movies john wayne. Quantrills raiders 1958 john wayne message board jwmb. From one of the civil war s greatest atrocities, when over 200 unarmed men and boys were murdered in kansas, to the blood feuds that fueled these raiders, we uncover the story of the confederate guerrillas, including frank and jesse james and cole younger, who followed william clark quantrill, a failed teacher from ohio. Some new release movies become unavailable for downloading for a limited time due to licensing restrictions. Just a pity that the film s historical accuracy leaves much to be desired. Though considered the defining moment in the citys history, its difficult to draw heroes from a story that ends with the town being burned to the ground. The raiders also included mckinneys own james woot and francis tuck hill who were cousins to the james brothers.
This movie was first released in 195819862009, in super widescreen 2. Quantrills raiders were the bestknown of the proconfederate partisan guerrillas also known. I lived for a time in lawrence, kansas, the site of quantrills raid in 1863. Free quantrill s raiders dvd cover 1958 r1 custom ready to download and print. Quantrills raiders 1958 film complet en francais hd. Quantrills raiders is a 1958 american western film about quantrills raiders. William quantrill was born at canal dover, ohio on july 31, 1837. George and richard dick maddox, sons of larkin maddox of cass county, mo, were valiant soldiers in the war of the lost cause.
However, it was agreed the grave would be dug up and the contents viewed. The battleflag most corroborated by missouri historical groups and the veterans of quantrill s raiders was the black flag with red letters quantrell, presented by miss finkle to the rangers. Quantrill s raiders was directed by edward bernds, whod come a long way since his three stooges shorts of the early 1950s. The name of william clarke quantrill was already known before he led his band of guerillas in a deadly raid on lawrence, kansas, august 21, 1863. Quantrills raids kansapedia kansas historical society. Please be aware that this is a manufactured on demand disc that was created using a dvdr disc.
Quantrill s raiders appears to be his only historical oater, and loosely based on the exploits of the partisan confederate guerrilla raider stretches the bounds of reality considerably. Genealogy profile for william quantrill genealogy for william clarke quantrill 1837 1865 family tree on geni, with over 200 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Overview of quantrill s raiders, 1958, directed by edward bernds, with steve cochran, diane brewster, leo gordon, at turner classic movies. Quantrill s raiders 1958 film complet en francais a 20170710t20. Bernds has a knack for action and keeps matters galloping along. Wellknown bloody bill anderson would join quantrill s raiders in 1863. Free quantrills raiders dvd cover 1958 r1 custom ready to download and print. The movie opens with the statement in the dark days of the civil war, william quantrills guerrillas looted on both sides of the missourikansas border, but many confederate officers viewed him as an outlaw, which is a good description of quantrill. The violence got so bad that the area became known as bleeding kansas. This event will shed some light upon this historic nugget.
A 1959 episode of the tv show the rough riders entitled the plot to assassinate president johnson, as the title suggests, involves quantrill in a plot to assassinate president andrew johnson. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 24 hours to finish it. Claiming to fight for the confederacy, quantrill organized a band in december 1861. By signing up for an account on tmdb, you can post directly to twitter and facebook. Quantrill s raiders george and richard dick maddox, sons of larkin maddox of cass county, mo, were valiant soldiers in the war of the lost cause. Free download quantrill s raiders 1958 ws r1 custom dvd covers and album art available on allcdcovers. His father was thomas henry quantrill, formerly of hagerstown, maryland, and his mother, caroline cornelia clark, was a native of chambersburg, pennsylvania. Henry mcculloch, the confederate commander of the district of northeast texas, tried to find a use for the pseudorebels, but they failed in rounding up deserters. Warner brothers made a bwestern entitled quantrills raiders 1958, starring steve cochran as a. Gunpoint 1966 audie murphy dvd western movies, old movies. Of course, it is no surprise that hollywood would embroider history, and quantrill s raiders is no exception. Cpt william clarke quantrill 18371865 find a grave memorial. Before the attack occurred, many female relatives of quantrill s raiders were killed when a prison collapsed in kansas city.
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. In fact, it is the antithesis of the quantrill s raiders. Quantrill s raiders film download quantrill s raiders film en anglais quantrill s raiders film en entier gratuit. Quantrill s raiders 1958, focusing on the raid on lawrence. Quantrills raiders 1958 once upon a time in a western. Quantrill s mother arrived in the company of her son s boyhood friend.
The leaf features a stunning illustration of the famous quantrill raiders sacking a western town. Westcott is forced to move on when the ammo supply is moved, but the vengeancedriven quantrill insists upon remaining in lawrence, there to indulge in one of the bloodiest and most sadistic raids in kansas history. From one of the civil wars greatest atrocities, when over 200 unarmed men and boys were murdered in kansas, to the blood feuds that fueled these raiders, we uncover the story of the confederate guerrillas, including frank and jesse james and cole younger, who followed william clark quantrill, a failed teacher from ohio. If u find any movie with download link unavailable leave a comment under that movie i will reupload quick.
Quantrills raiders 1958 letterboxd your life in film. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of quantrills raiders with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Quantrills raiders 1958 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Quantrill s friend took the skull to mrs quantrill who identified it based upon a chipped tooth. Their main opposition were the jayhawkersguerillas from kansas whose loyalty was prounion. Quantrills raiders 1958, directed by edward bernds film. Quantrill returned to missouri and in august 1861, he fought with general sterling price at the battle of wilsons creek near springfield. William quantrill, jesse james, and the centralia massacre. But meeting quantrill may give westcott second thoughts about the mission. Overview of quantrills raiders, 1958, directed by edward bernds, with steve cochran, diane brewster, leo gordon, at turner classic movies. An undated rare photo provided by keya morgan, found in a north carolina attic, depicts two slave children, art historians say.
Frank and jesse james, and james and cole younger served with quantrill s raiders during the conflict and the famed raiders allegedly saved general jo shelby from capture on december 7, 1862, at the battle of prairie grove. In the fall of 1863, william clarke quantrill, the missouri bushwhacker, took about three hundred of his followers across indian territory to sherman, texas. In the novel true grit by charles portis, and the 1969 and 2010 film versions thereof, rooster. The union commander was given the blame and this fanned the alreadyfearsome flames of the raiders. The audie murphy film, kansas raiders 1950, deals with quantrill s raiders in the period immediately after the civil war. Kus john tibbetts looks at this cinematic heritage in quantrill in the movies on sunday, august 18, 20, at 2 p. The name quantrill s raiders seems to have been attached to them. Shortly after this battle, quantrill left the confederate army in order to form his own socalled army of irregulars that infamously became known at quantrills raiders. 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.
Reallife outlaw william clarke quantrill, a guerrilla leader sympathetic to the south during the civil war, is the subject of this fictionalized western drama. Quantrills raiders 1958 by rarelust march 28, 2014 2. After server software upgrade, i had to rewrite some parts of website code thus. 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. 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 to find elusive guerrilla william clarke quantrill. For the film directed by edward bernds, see quantrills raiders film. Quantrill s raiders 1958 cast and crew a confederate officer steve cochran tries to stop guerrilla leader quantrill s leo gordon 1863 raid on lawrence, kan. Quantrill s raiders were a loosely organized force of proconfederate partisan rangers, bushwhackers, who fought in the american civil war under the leadership of william clarke quantrill. If applicable, we will notify you about this before processing your order. 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. Among quantrills proteges were jesse james, his brother frank, cole younger and his brother jim. And veteran screen heavy leo gordon maverick is thenotorious quantrill. Allan wescott, a confederate officer working undercover as horse trader mike davis in order to help plot a rebel attack on the federal armory in lawrence, kansas. Leading as many as 450 raiders, quantrill sacked the town of lawrence and left as many as 183 dead in his wake.
In 1863, quantrill set his sights on lawrence, kansas, which he said was full of union sympathizers. A civil war guerilla gang plans an attack on a kansas arsenal. Quantrill s raiders directed by edward bernds produced by ben schwalb allied artists pictures index. The name quantrill s raiders seems to have been attached to them long after the war, when the veterans would hold reunions.
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