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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Outlaw Jesse James is rumored to be the 'fastest gun in the West'. An eager recruit into James' notorious gang, Robert Ford eventually grows jealous of the famed outlaw and, when Robert and his brother sense an opportunity to kill James, their murderous action elevates their target to near mythical status.
2007 · Directed by Andrew Dominik · 160 min · Drama · Western · 38 frames
Tagline
Beyond the myth lies America's greatest betrayal
Crew
- Screenplay: Andrew Dominik
- Cinematography: Roger Deakins
- Edited by: Curtiss Clayton, Dylan Tichenor
- Music: Nick Cave, Warren Ellis
- Production design: Richard Hoover, Patricia Norris
- Produced by: Jules Daly, Dede Gardner, Brad Pitt, Ridley Scott
Cast
- Brad Pitt as Jesse James
- Casey Affleck as Robert Ford
- Sam Rockwell as Charley Ford
- Paul Schneider as Dick Liddil
- Jeremy Renner as Wood Hite
- Garret Dillahunt as Ed Miller
- Sam Shepard as Frank James
- Mary-Louise Parker as Zee James
- Zooey Deschanel as Dorothy Evans
- Ted Levine as Sheriff Timberlake
Production
- Country: Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Plan B Entertainment, Virtual Studios, Scott Free Productions, Alberta Film Entertainment
- Budget: $30,000,000
- Box office: $14,711,793
- Themes: media, killing, missouri, admiration, hold-up robbery, jesse james, cowardliness, family, coward, revisionist western
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