The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
“Beyond the myth lies America's greatest betrayal”
2007 · 2 h 40 min
Directed by 
Andrew Dominik
Andrew DominikCast
Brad Pitt 
Casey Affleck 
Sam Shepard 
Mary-Louise Parker Brooklynn Proulx Dustin Bollinger
Credits
Written by: Andrew Dominik
Plot
Robert Ford, a young admirer of Jesse James, joins his gang and then kills him. A slow, elegiac western about celebrity, envy and betrayal.
Sinekatalog’s take
A beautiful, haunting western of rare patience.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (206,814 votes)
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