The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

7.4 Score

2007 • 2h 40min • R • Drama, Western

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

"Beyond the myth lies America's greatest betrayal"

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.

IMDb 7.5

RT 77%

MC 68

Director

Andrew Dominik

Writers

Ron Hansen

Andrew Dominik

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Brad Pitt

Jesse James

Casey Affleck

Robert Ford

Sam Rockwell

Charley Ford

Paul Schneider

Dick Liddil

Jeremy Renner

Wood Hite

Garret Dillahunt

Ed Miller

Sam Shepard

Frank James

Mary-Louise Parker

Zee James

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Brad Pitt Jesse James

Casey Affleck Robert Ford

Sam Rockwell Charley Ford

Paul Schneider Dick Liddil

Jeremy Renner Wood Hite

Garret Dillahunt Ed Miller

Sam Shepard Frank James

Mary-Louise Parker Zee James

Zooey Deschanel Dorothy Evans

Ted Levine Sheriff Timberlake

Michael Parks Henry Craig

Alison Elliott Martha Bolton

James Carville Governor Crittenden

Tom Aldredge Major George Hite

Hugh Ross Narrator (voice)

Brooklynn Proulx Mary James

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