The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

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Western film film revisionist Western film

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.

Aliases (1)

Robert Ford in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford ×2

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Western film → film → revisionist Western film →
awardNomination	Academy Award for Best Cinematography → Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor →
awardNominationRecipient	Casey Affleck → Roger Deakins →
basedOn	The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (novel) →
basedOnAuthor	Ron Hansen →
cinematographer	Roger Deakins →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
director	Andrew Dominik →
distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures →
editor	Dylan Tichenor →
genre	Western → drama →
historicalBasis	assassination of Jesse James by Robert Ford →
leadActorRole	Brad Pitt as Jesse James → Casey Affleck as Robert Ford →
mainCharacter	Jesse James → Robert Ford →
musicBy	Nick Cave → Warren Ellis →
narrativeTone	introspective →
narrator	Hugh Ross →
originalLanguage	English →
portrays	Jesse James → Robert Ford →
productionCompany	Plan B Entertainment → Scott Free Productions →
publicationYearOfSourceNovel	1983 →
releaseYear	2007 →
runtimeMinutes	approximately 160 →
screenwriter	Andrew Dominik →
settingPeriod	1880s →
starring	Brad Pitt → Casey Affleck → Jeremy Renner → Mary-Louise Parker → Paul Schneider → Sam Rockwell → Sam Shepard → Zooey Deschanel →
subgenre	revisionist Western →
theme	betrayal → celebrity and myth-making → hero worship →
visualStyle	lyrical cinematography →
worldPremiereEvent	Venice Film Festival →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Casey Affleck → Casey Affleck → Casey Affleck → Plan B Entertainment → Roger Deakins → Sam Rockwell → Sam Shepard →	notableWork
Casey Affleck ("Robert Ford in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford") →	notableRole
Casey Affleck ("Robert Ford in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford") →	portrayedCharacter