The Assassination of Jesse James: Death of an Outlaw
Explores the true story of the notorious Jesse James, how the myth developed during his lifetime, and how the legends have persisted over 100 years after his death at the hands of his former friend, Robert Ford.
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About The Assassination of Jesse James: Death of an Outlaw
The Assassination of Jesse James: Death of an Outlaw is a 2008 English-language documentary film. The cast is led by Ted Levine, Casey Affleck, Brad Pitt. It has a runtime of 0h 32m. Viewers rate it 6.7/10 across 100 ratings.
The Assassination of Jesse James: Death of an Outlaw was produced by New Wave Entertainment and made in United States of America. It was released on March 31, 2008.
- Writers
- Skip Robinson
- Release date
- March 31, 2008
- Original language
- English
- Status
- Released
- Country
- United States of America
- Production
- New Wave Entertainment
The Assassination of Jesse James: Death of an Outlaw cast & crew
The Assassination of Jesse James: Death of an Outlaw was written by Skip Robinson.
The cast features Ted Levine as Narrator (voice), Casey Affleck as Self, Brad Pitt as Self, Mary-Louise Parker as Self, Andrew Dominik as Self, and Sam Rockwell as Self.
Behind the camera, the score was composed by Nick Cave, cinematography is by Brian Dzyak, and it was produced by Constantine Nasr and Jim Bacon.
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The Assassination of Jesse James: Death of an Outlaw holds an audience score of 6.7/10 from 74 ratings, a solidly received documentary films.
At 0h 32m, it's an easy, time-light watch.
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Cast of The Assassination of Jesse James: Death of an Outlaw
Ted Levine
Narrator (voice)
Casey Affleck
Self
Brad Pitt
Self
Mary-Louise Parker
Self
Andrew Dominik
Self
Sam Rockwell
Self
Ralph P. Ganis
Self
Ron Hansen
Self
Richard Slotkin
Self
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The Assassination of Jesse James: Death of an Outlaw runs 0 hours 32 minutes (32 minutes).
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