John Brown's Raid

Name: John Brown's Raid
Director: Sidney Lumet
Genre: Drama, TV Movie
Released: 1960-10-25
Duration: 60 min
Cast: Roberts Blossom, James Broderick, Thomas A. Carlin, Ossie Davis, Robert Duvall

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1960 · 60 min · Drama · TV Movie

Overview

White abolitionist John Brown and twenty of his men attempt to start an armed slave revolt in 1859 by seizing a U.S. arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Based on true events.

Directed by Sidney Lumet

Cast

Roberts Blossom — Stevens
James Broderick — Watson Brown
Thomas A. Carlin — Leeman
Ossie Davis — Dangerfield Newby
Robert Duvall — Oliver Brown