---
title: 'The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Andrew Dominik'
released: '2007-09-02'
runtime_minutes: 160
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
  - 'Western'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-assassination-of-jesse-james-by-the-coward-robert-ford-2007'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443680/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)

2007 · 160 min · Drama, History, Western · United States


## Synopsis

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford is a 2007 American epic revisionist Western film written and directed by Andrew Dominik. Based on Ron Hansen's 1983 novel of the same name, the film dramatizes the relationship between Jesse James and Robert Ford, focusing on the events that led up to the killing. It stars Brad Pitt as James and Casey Affleck as Ford, with Sam Shepard, Mary-Louise Parker, Paul Schneider, Jeremy Renner, Zooey Deschanel, and Sam Rockwell in supporting roles.

## Credits

- **Original Music Composer:** [Nick Cave](https://cinepixo.com/people/nick-cave)
- **Producer:** [Brad Pitt](https://cinepixo.com/people/brad-pitt), [Ridley Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/ridley-scott)
- **Director:** [Andrew Dominik](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-dominik)
- **Screenplay:** [Andrew Dominik](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-dominik)
- **Director of Photography:** [Roger Deakins](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-deakins)
- **Editor:** [Dylan Tichenor](https://cinepixo.com/people/dylan-tichenor)

## Cast

- [Tom Aldredge](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-aldredge) as Maj. George Hite
- [Alison Elliott](https://cinepixo.com/people/alison-elliott) as Martha Bolton
- [Paul Schneider](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-schneider-2)
- [Sam Rockwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-rockwell) as Charles Ford
- [Pat Healy](https://cinepixo.com/people/pat-healy) as Wilbur Ford
- [Casey Affleck](https://cinepixo.com/people/casey-affleck) as Robert Ford
- [Brooklynn Proulx](https://cinepixo.com/people/brooklynn-proulx)
- [Jeremy Renner](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeremy-renner) as Wood Hite
- [Ted Levine](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-levine) as James Timberlake
- [James Carville](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-carville) as Thomas Theodore Crittenden
- [Michael Copeman](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-copeman) as Edward Capehart O'Kelley
- [Sam Shepard](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-shepard) as Frank James
- [Ron Hansen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ron-hansen) as a frontier reporter
- [Nick Cave](https://cinepixo.com/people/nick-cave)
- [Brad Pitt](https://cinepixo.com/people/brad-pitt) as Jesse James

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-assassination-of-jesse-james-by-the-coward-robert-ford-2007
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