The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

The final days of the legendary outlaw Jesse James told through the eyes of Robert Ford., Friendship becomes rivalry and the quest for fame becomes obsession in the virile epic produced in part by Ridley Scott and featuring gripping portrayals by Academy Award nominees Brad Pitt as Jesse and Casey Affleck as the youth drawn closer to his goal … and farther from his own humanity. Everyone in 1880’s America knows Jesse James. He’s the nation’s most notorious criminal, hunted by the law in 10 states. He’s also the land’s greatest hero, lauded as a Robin Hood by the public. Robert Ford? No one knows him. Not yet. But the ambitious 19 year old aims to change that. He’ll befriend Jesse, ride with his gang. And if that doesn’t bring Ford fame, he’ll find a deadlier way., Writer-director Andrew Dominik’s thoughtful, elegiac saga is a dead-on throwback to classic Westerns of yore. Brad Pitt gives a bang-up performance as the notorious outlaw living out his final days in 1882 before being gunned down by a member of his gang (Casey Affleck). Features a cameo by political pundit James Carville as Governor Crittenden and rocker Nick Cave as a saloon singer. Cave also co-wrote the score. Actor-playwright Sam Shepard costars as Jesse’s brother Frank., Western drama about notorious train robber Jesse James, who welcomes a new gang member, unaware that Bob Ford is planning to kill him., An eager recruit into Jesse James’ notorious gang, Robert Ford eventually grows jealous of the famed outlaw. When Robert and his brother Charlie sense an opportunity to kill James, their murderous action elevates their target to near-mythical status., A young misfit fulfils his ambition of joining a notorious gang of outlaws and meeting its enigmatic and celebrated leader, whom he has long idolised. As he spends more time with the group, however, he begins to resent his hero’s capricious attitude and fear for his own life., The final days of Jesse James’ life is told through the eyes of Robert Ford, his admirer and gang member, till the day Ford murders James. Stars Brad Pitt., Brad Pitt stars as legendary Wild West outlaw Jesse James in Chopper director Andrew Dominik’s cinematic rendering of the events that would eventually bring about the death of the man rumored be the “fastest gun in the West.” An eager recruit into James’ notorious gang, Robert Ford eventually grows jealous of the famed outlaw. When Robert and his brother Charlie sense an opportunity to kill James, their murderous action elevates their target to near mythical status. Casey Affleck stars as Robert Ford and Sam Shepard co-stars as Frank James — Jesse’s devoted sibling and partner in crime.