The Raiders (1963 film)

The Raiders
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHerschel Daugherty
Written byGene L. Coon
Produced byHoward Christie
StarringRobert Culp
Brian Keith
Judi Meredith
Jim McMullan
Alfred Ryder
Simon Oakland
CinematographyBud Thackery
Edited byGene Palmer
Music byMorton Stevens
Production
company
Revue Studios
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • December 1963 (1963-12)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Raiders is a 1963 American Western film directed by Herschel Daugherty and written by Gene L. Coon. The film stars Brian Keith, Robert Culp, Judi Meredith, Jim McMullan, Alfred Ryder and Simon Oakland. The film's working title was "The Plainsman," and it was apparently intended as a spin-off of that 1936 classic.

The film was produced as a one-hour pilot by Universal's television arm, Revue Studios. When it failed to sell, an additional 25 minutes were shot and it was given a modest second-feature release in December 1963 by Universal Pictures.[1][2][3] Although it was filmed in the TV aspect ratio of 1.37:1, theatres ran it in the then-standard flat ratio of 1.85:1, causing some cropping of the image, including the opening credits.

Plot

Shortly after the American Civil War, poverty-stricken Texas cattle-men are confronted by a gun-slinger who has been hired by the US government and a buffalo hunter after they use desperate measures to try and get their grievances addressed by the railroad company.

Cast

References

  1. ^ "The Raiders (1964) - Overview". TCM.com. February 12, 1964. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  2. ^ "The Raiders". Afi.com. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  3. ^ Sandra Brennan. "The Raiders (1963) - Herschel Daugherty | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Retrieved December 21, 2015.


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