The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Image
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Summary: The last months of Jesse James's life, from meeting Robert Ford, a 19-year-old who idolizes Jesse, to the day Ford shoots him. Jesse's a wanted man, living under a pseudonym, carrying out a train robbery, disappearing to Kentucky, and reappearing to plan a bank holdup with Robert and Robert's brother as his team. The rest of the gang is dead, arrested, or gone from Missouri. Whenever Jesse's around, there's tension: he's murderous, quixotic, depressed, and cautious. Ford wants to be somebody and wants the reward. On April 3, 1882, things come to a head: Jesse is 34, Robert 20. Ford becomes famous, reenacting the shooting on stage, facing down the label "coward," shot dead in 1892.
Runtime: 160 min
Rating: Rated R for some strong violence and brief sexual references.
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
Genres: Biography, Drama, History, Crime, Western
Countries: USA, Canada
Languages: English, Danish
Home Release Date: Feb 5, 2008
Director Credit
Andrew Dominik Director
Writer Credit
Andrew Dominik Screenplay
Ron Hansen Novel
Principal Cast Credit
Brad Pitt Jesse James
Casey Affleck Robert Ford
Sam Shepard Frank James
Cast Credit
Brooklynn Proulx Mary James
Darrell Orydzuk Ukranian Train Passenger
Dustin Bollinger Tim James
Garret Dillahunt Ed Miller
J.C. Roberts Engineer
James Defelice Baggagemaster
Jeremy Renner Wood Hite
Joel McNichol Express Messenger
Jonathan Erich Drachenberg Young Train Passenger
Mary-Louise Parker Zee James
Paul Schneider Dick Liddil
Sam Rockwell Charley Ford
Producer Credit
Ben Waisbren Executive Producer
Brad Grey Executive Producer
Brad Pitt Producer
David Valdes Producer
Dede Gardner Producer
Jordy Randall Producer: Alberta Film Entertainment
Jules Daly Producer
Lisa Ellzey Executive Producer
Murray Ord Producer: Alberta Film Entertainment
Ridley Scott Producer
Ron Hansen Associate Producer
Tom Cox Producer: Alberta Film Entertainment
Tony Scott Executive Producer
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