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Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)  link to Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford on IMDb  

Number: 972

cover Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

IMDb Rating:
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7.5/10 (147.4K votes)

Also known as: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (original title)

Country: United States, 160 minutes

Spoken languages: English, Danish

Genres: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Western

Director(s): Andrew Dominik

Storyline:
Taking place in the American Northwest in the early 1880s, the film dramatizes the last seven months in the life of famed outlaw Jesse James, beginning with the Blue Cut train robbery of 1881 and culminating in his assassination at the hands of Robert Ford the following April. In the time between these two fateful events, the young and jealous Ford befriends the increasingly mistrustful outlaw, even as he plots his demise.

Cast:

Brad Pitt Jesse James
Mary-Louise Parker Zee James
Brooklynn Proulx Mary James
Casey Affleck Robert Ford
Sam Rockwell Charley Ford

Medium: Original DVD, Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Location: Drawer 6 Slot 128

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 2.35:1