The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

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2007 160 min

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Andrew Dominik
Andrew Dominik, Ron Hansen
Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Sam Shepard

Presented by DePaul University

Cinematographer Roger Deakins, and Collaborator James Deakins (Team Deakins) in Attendance for a Post-Film Q&A

Brad Pitt (Troy) stars as legendary outlaw Jesse James in this Western drama based on Ron Hansen's best-selling novel The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford. A charismatic, superstitious and moody man, Jesse James (Pitt) presides over a ragtag gang of outlaws who fear his quick temper and even quicker shooting ability. Young Robert Ford (Casey Affleck - Ocean's Twelve) worships Jesse and joins the James Gang, only to become resentful of his hero. Intent on taking Jesse's place, the young upstart hatches a plan to kill the fastest gun in the West. But after gunning Jesse James down, Robert Ford lives out the rest of his days tormented by the cold-blooded killing of his former mentor.

35mm print from the Chicago Film Society

2007
USA
English
160 min
Western
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