The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (novel)
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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (novel) is a historical fiction work by Ron Hansen that reimagines the final months of outlaw Jesse James’s life and his fraught relationship with his eventual killer, Robert Ford.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (novel) Context triple: [The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, basedOn, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (novel)]
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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford is a 2007 revisionist Western film that explores the complex relationship between outlaw Jesse James and his eventual killer Robert Ford, noted for its lyrical cinematography and introspective tone.
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The Return of Frank James
The Return of Frank James is a 1940 Western film that follows Frank James’s quest for justice after the death of his infamous outlaw brother Jesse James.
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The Executioner’s Song
The Executioner’s Song is a Pulitzer Prize–winning nonfiction novel by Norman Mailer that chronicles the life, crimes, and execution of convicted murderer Gary Gilmore.
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A Gunfight
A Gunfight is a 1971 Western film starring Kirk Douglas and Johnny Cash that explores aging gunfighters facing one last deadly showdown staged as a public spectacle.
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E.
Killers of the Flower Moon
Killers of the Flower Moon is a 2023 epic crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese that explores the Osage Nation murders in 1920s Oklahoma and the birth of the FBI.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (novel) Target entity description: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (novel) is a historical fiction work by Ron Hansen that reimagines the final months of outlaw Jesse James’s life and his fraught relationship with his eventual killer, Robert Ford.
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A.
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford is a 2007 revisionist Western film that explores the complex relationship between outlaw Jesse James and his eventual killer Robert Ford, noted for its lyrical cinematography and introspective tone.
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B.
The Return of Frank James
The Return of Frank James is a 1940 Western film that follows Frank James’s quest for justice after the death of his infamous outlaw brother Jesse James.
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C.
The Executioner’s Song
The Executioner’s Song is a Pulitzer Prize–winning nonfiction novel by Norman Mailer that chronicles the life, crimes, and execution of convicted murderer Gary Gilmore.
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D.
A Gunfight
A Gunfight is a 1971 Western film starring Kirk Douglas and Johnny Cash that explores aging gunfighters facing one last deadly showdown staged as a public spectacle.
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E.
Killers of the Flower Moon
Killers of the Flower Moon is a 2023 epic crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese that explores the Osage Nation murders in 1920s Oklahoma and the birth of the FBI.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical fiction work
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
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surface form:
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (film)
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| author | Ron Hansen ⓘ |
| basedOn |
assassination of Jesse James
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life of Jesse James ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| filmAdaptationDirector | Andrew Dominik ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationStar |
Brad Pitt
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Casey Affleck ⓘ |
| focusesOnRelationshipBetween |
Jesse James
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Robert Ford ⓘ |
| genre |
Western fiction
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historical fiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
detailed historical realism
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lyrical prose ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jesse James
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Robert Ford ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
psychological portrait of Robert Ford
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reimagining the legend of Jesse James ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
American Midwest
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Missouri ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
American outlaws
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Robert Ford ⓘ assassination ⓘ outlaw Jesse James ⓘ |
| theme |
betrayal
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celebrity and notoriety ⓘ hero worship ⓘ myth versus reality ⓘ violence in American history ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered | final months of Jesse James’s life ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
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basedOn
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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (novel)
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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
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historicalBasis
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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (novel)
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this entity surface form:
assassination of Jesse James by Robert Ford
this entity surface form:
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford