Cliff Robertson as Cole Younger in The Great Northfield, Minnesota Raid

Cliff Robertson as Cole Younger in The Great Northfield, Minnesota Raid (1972) Vitals Cliff Robertson as Cole Younger, infamous bandit gang co-leader and ex-Confederate guerrilla Northfield, Minnesota, September 1876 Film: The Great Northfield, Minnesota Raid Release Date: June 14, 1972 Director: Philip Kaufman Costume Designer: Helen Colvig WARNING! Spoilers ahead! Background 150 years ago today, the James-Younger Gang further bloodied its infamous history when eight bandits outfitted with matching beige dusters and Winchester rifles rode into Northfield, Minnesota, intending to rob the First National Bank… but the small farm town fought back, arming themselves from hardware stores and sending the six surviving—and badly wounded—bandits fleeing with far more lead in their bodies than loot in their sacks. Two weeks later, only Frank and Jesse James remained at large after the three wounded Younger brothers were captured and another gang member killed. The gang’s violent failure in…

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