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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

Name: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Genre: Docudrama, Biography
Released: 2007-09-20
Duration: 160 min
Rating: 7.5

2007160 minENIMDb 7.5/10 · 207K votes

Outlaw Jesse James is rumored to be the 'fastest gun in the West'. An eager recruit into James' notorious gang, Robert Ford eventually grows jealous of the famed outlaw and, when Robert and his brother sense an opportunity to kill James, their murderous action elevates their target to near mythical status.

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REPRESENTED HISTORY

1881 → 03.04.1882

Primary placement confidence: high. Importance on the World History timeline: 5/5.

Historical relation: Biography
Historical accuracy: 4/5
Periods: 1
Events: 0
People: 2
Places: 1

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Historical periods1

American frontierSetting · Historical Era

Changing zones of settlement, migration and conflict on the expanding United States frontier, rather than a single uniform geographic or temporal boundary.

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People2

Jesse JamesMain Subject · Historical

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Robert FordMain Subject · Historical

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Places1

United StatesPrimary Setting · Country

The national setting for Rogers’s television career, public-education work, and cultural influence.

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