The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid - wikipedia The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid 1972 Theatrical Poster Directed by Philip Kaufman Produced by Jennings Lang Written by Philip Kaufman Starring Cliff Robertson Robert Duvall Narrated by Paul Frees Music by Dave Grusin Cinematography Bruce Surtees Edited by Douglas Stewart Production company Robertson and Associates Distributed by Universal Pictures Release date May 12, 1972 ( 1972 - 05 - 12 ) Running time 91 minutes Country United States Language English The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid is a 1972 Technicolor Western film about the James - Younger Gang distributed by Universal Pictures. It was directed by Philip Kaufman in a cinéma vérité style and starred Cliff Robertson as Cole Younger, Robert Duvall as Jesse James, Luke Askew as Jim Younger, R.G. Armstrong as Clell Miller, John Pearce as Frank James, and Matt Clark as Bob Younger. The film purports to recreate the James - Younger Gang 's most infamous escapade, the September 7, 1876, robbery of `` the biggest bank west of the Mississippi '' in Northfield, Minnesota. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Plot In the mid-1870s, outlaws Jesse James, Cole Younger and their brothers are granted amnesty by the Missouri legislature, sympathetic to the troubles created for all citizens by the American Civil War. The bankers victimized by the James and Younger gangs are vehemently opposed to this action and hire a Pinkerton agent to follow the outlaws ' every move. Younger has put aside plans to rob a bank in Northfield, Minnesota, said to be the largest west of the Mississippi River. The job appeals, however, to Jesse and Frank James, who have no intention of changing the way they make a living. Cole is ambushed by the Pinkerton 's agent men, who use a prostitute as bait. And when the bankers succeed in overturning the amnesty by bribing the politicians, Cole travels by train to Minnesota to check out the bank. Once there, Cole discovers that townspeople are unwilling to risk placing their money in the bank due to concerns over its safety from thieves. Jesse, Frank, and their men arrive on horseback and, together with Cole, persuade the locals that a gold shipment is on its way, being delivered to the bank because it is supposed to be the safest possible place for it. Once the citizens begin banking their money, the robbery commences. Many things go wrong though, including one outlaw being locked inside a vault. Younger and his men flee to a nearby farm, but a posse tracks and apprehends them. The James brothers get away. But, when Jesse mentions to Frank his intention to permit Bob Ford to join the gang back in Missouri, his fate is sealed. Cast Cliff Robertson as Cole Younger Robert Duvall as Jesse James Luke Askew as Jim Younger R.G. Armstrong as Clell Miller Dana Elcar as Allen Donald Moffat as Manning John Pearce as Frank James Matt Clark as Bob Younger Wayne Sutherlin as Charley Pitts Robert H. Harris as Wilcox Jack Manning as Heywood Elisha Cook as Bunker Royal Dano as Gustavson Production The film was shot in Jacksonville, Oregon. See also List of American films of 1972 References Jump up ^ `` Filmed in Oregon 1908 - 2015 '' ( PDF ). Oregon Film Council. Oregon State Library. Retrieved December 27, 2015. External links The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid on IMDb The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid at the TCM Movie Database The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid at AllMovie Films directed by Philip Kaufman Goldstein ( 1965 ) Fearless Frank ( 1967 ) The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid ( 1972 ) The White Dawn ( 1974 ) Invasion of the Body Snatchers ( 1978 ) The Wanderers ( 1979 ) The Right Stuff ( 1983 ) The Unbearable Lightness of Being ( 1988 ) Henry & June ( 1990 ) Rising Sun ( 1993 ) Quills ( 2000 ) Twisted ( 2004 ) Hemingway & Gellhorn ( 2012 ) Jesse James Family Robert S. James ( father ) Zerelda James ( mother ) Frank James ( brother ) Zerelda Mimms ( cousin / wife ) Jesse E. James ( son ) Associates Robert Ford ( assassin ) James -- Younger Gang Cultural depictions Film Jesse James ( 1939 ) Days of Jesse James ( 1939 ) Jesse James at Bay ( 1941 ) Jesse James Rides Again ( 1947 ) Adventures of Frank and Jesse James ( 1948 ) I Shot Jesse James ( 1949 ) The James Brothers of Missouri ( 1949 ) Kansas Raiders ( 1950 ) The Great Missouri Raid ( 1951 ) The Great Jesse James Raid ( 1953 ) Jesse James ' Women ( 1954 ) The True Story of Jesse James ( 1957 ) Alias Jesse James ( 1959 ) Jesse James Meets Frankenstein 's Daughter ( 1966 ) A Time for Dying ( 1972 ) The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid ( 1972 ) The Long Riders ( 1980 ) Frank & Jesse ( 1994 ) American Outlaws ( 2001 ) The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford ( 2007 ) TV The Legend of Jesse James ( 1965 ) Music `` Jesse James '' ( 1924 ) The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford ( soundtrack ) `` Jesse James '' ( 2012 ) The Legend of Jesse James `` I Feel Like a Bullet ( In the Gun of Robert Ford ) '' Comics Jesse James ( Lucky Luke ) Literature The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Video games Gunfighter : The Legend of Jesse James Gunfighter II : Revenge of Jesse James Related Jesse James Home Museum John Newman Edwards Northfield, Minnesota Topics History Industry MOM Brands formerly Malt - O - Meal Recreation Carleton College Cowling Arboretum Mill Towns Trail Nerstrand - Big Woods State Park Education Primary and Secondary Northfield Public Schools Northfield High School Arcadia Charter School Prairie Creek Community School Post-Secondary Carleton College St. Olaf College Literature Northfield Public Library Howard V. and Edna H. Hong Kierkegaard Library in Film The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid ( 1972 ) The Long Riders ( 1980 ) Radio Stations KCMP ( 89.3 FM ) KRLX ( 88.1 FM ) KYMN ( 1080 AM ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Great_Northfield_Minnesota_Raid&oldid=805634832 '' Categories : 1972 films English - language films 1970s Western ( genre ) films American films American Western ( genre ) films Biographical films about Jesse James Film scores by Dave Grusin Films about bank robbery Films directed by Philip Kaufman Films set in 1876 Films set in Minnesota Films shot in Oregon Universal Pictures films Hidden categories : Film articles using image size parameter Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Edit links This page was last edited on 16 October 2017, at 17 : 30. About Wikipedia

Question: where was the great northfield minnesota raid filmed
Answer: Jacksonville, Oregon