Adapted from ron hansens 1983 novel of the same name, the film dramatizes the relationship between jesse james and robert ford casey affleck, focusing on the events that lead up to the titular killing. Terrific tension in an intimate scene as the bathing jesse reed hadley gives a gift to bob ford john ireland, who considers murder for bounty, in writerdirector sam fullers i shot jesse james, 1949. Now, i had seen the movie almost 100 times no joke, used to fall asleep to it, make out to it, it was always playing and i always thought it was a pretty good movie, i didnt love it as much as some of stanley kubricks stuff or paul thomas andersons, mostly because of the pacing. Stylish western in which bob ford, the killer of legendary outlaw jesse james, who winds up reenacting the killing as part of a stage show. Only the valiant is a 1951 western film produced by william cagney younger brother of james cagney, directed by gordon douglas and starring gregory peck and barbara payton. I shot jesse james 1949 the most memorable works of the twofisted, cigarchomping director samuel fuller are those that blend the sensational social outcry of yellow journalism with the violent extremes of tencent pulp magazines films such as the naked kiss 1964 and the steel helmet 1951. As the legendary samuel fullers debut film, i shot jesse james is a western with fullers trademark closeup shots and psychological aspects as well as the use of newspaper pages displaying. He and his brother charles, both members of the jamesyounger gang under jamess leadership, went on to perform paid reenactments of the killing at publicity events.
Written by nunnally johnson, the film is loosely based on the life of jesse james, the notorious outlaw from whom the film derives its name. Criterionrefs really interesting wild west psychodrama as sam fuller makes his directorial debut trying to figure out what goes on in the head of a man who would gun down his best friend supposedly for the love of a woman. Assassination of jesse james by the coward robert ford, the 2007 dvd assassination of richard nixon, the 2004 dvd assassination tango 2002 dvd assault on precinct 1976 dvd assault on precinct 2005 dvd astronaut farmer, the 2006 dvd asylum 2005 dvd at any price 2012 dvd at close range 1986 dvd at first sight 1999 dvd. Bob ford john ireland runs with the infamous jesse james reed hadley, but is wounded in a robbery. After years of crime reporting, screenwriting, and authoring pulp novels, samuel fuller made his directorial debut with the lonesome ballad of robert ford played by red rivers john ireland, who fatally betrayed his friend, the notorious jesse james.
I shot jesse james 1949 samuel fuller, preston foster, barbara britton, john ireland, drama, history, romance, western august 24, 2017 while the law hunts him, jesse james lives quietly in a rented house on the corner of lafayette and twentyfirst street in st. Barbara britton, preston foster, john ireland, reed hadley. The character played by robin short, identified in the cast merely as troubadour, is obviously based on the reallife traveling musician billy gashade, who shortly after jesse james death wrote the ballad of jesse james sung by short in the film and also used as a recurring theme by composer albert glasser. With preston foster, barbara britton, john ireland, reed hadley. Howard, robert ford john ireland, cannot live down his reputation for shooting his best friend, jesse james reed hadley, in the back. As the title suggests, the film has less to do with the legendary jesse james reed hadley than bob ford john ireland, his former comrade who was compelled. I shot jesse james internet movie firearms database guns. With donnie yen, scott adkins, danny kwokkwan chan, vanness wu. I shot jesse james is a 1949 american western film directed by samuel fuller about the murder of jesse james by robert ford and robert fords life. Greece transliterated title o thanatos tou ekdikitou. The james brothers of missouri full movie stream free download the james brothers of missouri full movie studio. Cause if you lose your head and you give up then you neither live nor win.
Lippert vetoed the development of a period film about men in bed sheets and warned fuller that he would only be allowed to helm a picture if its costs were low, the director opted for a more recent and lower budget tale of treachery. Jesse james 1939 tyrone power henry fonda nancy kelly randolph scott free full movie duration. While the law hunts him, jesse james lives quietly in a rented house on the corner of lafayette and twentyfirst street in st. The story concerns that of robert ford, the infamous killer of famous outlaw jesse james, and the personal aftereffects that the killing had on ford. The assassination of jesse james by coward robert ford by andrew dominik, rights belong to warner bros pictures. The reel, not real, jesse james in film true west magazine. Samuel fuller cut his teeth in the directors chair with i shot jesse james, an average gunfighter western from 1949. Robert ford, whos idolized jesse james since childhood, tries hard to join the reforming gang of the missouri outlaw, but gradually becomes. Robert newton ford january 31, 1862 june 8, 1892 was an american outlaw best known for his assassination of jesse james. Feb 10, 2012 beautiful cinematography by roger deakins. Titanic 1997 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Britton, reed hadley, i shot jesse james, i shot jesse james. At once modest and intense, i shot jesse james is an engrossing pocket.
Only the valiant 1951 gregory peckbarbara payton youtube. The assassination of jesse james by the coward robert ford 5 out of 5 stars. Jesse james in film here is our working master list of films relating to the outlaw jesse james, starting with a 1909 silent film up to the 2007 brad pitt release. I shot jesse james 1949 samuel fuller, preston foster. See the full list of i shot jesse james cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Bob ford murders his best friend jesse james in order to obtain a pardon that will free him to marry his girlfriend but is plagued by guilt and selfdisgust. I shot jesse james 1949 12 out of 4 fullers directorial debut takes a look at the life of bob ford john ireland after his cowardly killing of jesse james. I shot jesse james is a 1949 western, directed by samuel fuller in his directorial debut and the launching pad for his successful directing career. Aug 11, 2017 samuel fuller cut his teeth in the directors chair with i shot jesse james, an average gunfighter western from 1949.
Other articles where i shot jesse james is discussed. Brad pitt as jesse, and the real jesse woodson james ca. Filme legte aber wohl henry king 1939 mit seinem jesse james. The assassination of jesse james by the coward robert ford is a 2007 american epic revisionist western film written and directed by andrew dominik. The council of europe is an international organization founded in 1949 and headquartered in strasbourg, france. Now remember, when things look bad and it looks like youre not gonna make it, then you gotta get mean. The outcast 1954 john derek and joan evans youtube. I shot jesse james features john ireland as bob ford,the man who shot jesse in the back and would have to suffer the consequences afterword. At once modest and intense, i shot jesse james is an engrossing pocket portrait of guilt and psychological torment, and an auspicious. Luck went against bob ford after his cowardly shooting of the famous outlaw. Apr 11, 2011 the names ricochet through western lore. Recently, i had the chance to read the book the assassination of jesse james by the exceptionally long title.
Jesse james brad pitt was the most notorious outlaw of his time, wanted by the law in 10 states yet celebrated as a robin hood in newspapers and dime novels. The following is an overview of the events of 2014 in film, including the highestgrossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, and a list of films released and notable deaths. I shot jesse james is samuel fullers first movie, and stars reed hadley as jesse james and john. Rather as italy and spain once kicked the western back into shape in the 1960s, australia and new. The story is built around a fictional rivalry between ford and his eventual killer edward kelley called john in the film over a woman. When a drifting folk singer plays the famous jesse james song to bobs face, poor bob becomes the center of the 1870 equivalent of a media storm its like having his name and face plastered on the 11 oclock crime news. February 26th, 1949 not yet rated 1 hr 21 min plot summary. Our goal is to watch them all and report back to you. Things dont go quite the way ford planned and he winds up a hunted man. Apr 01, 2007 the movie was also a financial disaster, but the son, now calling himself jesse james jr. Based around the european convention on human rights, the aim of the council is to bond member states together based on democratic principles surrounding human rights, democracy, and the rule of law in europe. May 28, 2011 one of my favorite movies of all time, the assassination of jesse james by the coward robert ford. The deadly accuracy of the assassination of jesse james by. Jun 05, 2014 perhaps the best performance as jesse james was given by brad pitt in the assassination of jesse james by the coward robert ford 2007, a beautifully shot but slowmoving film.
I shot jesse james 1949 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The film focuses on robert ford john ireland, the man who was a part of jesse james robbery gang and who eventually killed him. The most successful film came in 1939 with jesse james, the first western filmed in technicolor, and starring tyrone power as jesse and henry fonda. See more ideas about outlaw, clint eastwood, clint.
His first film as director, i shot jesse james 1949, is more restrained than his later works, but in it one finds plenty of the directorial trademarks for which he would become known. Ford is in love with a woman barbara britton but goes out west to try and make some money but what he doesnt know is that shes in love with another man preston foster. Robin short the ballad of jesse james i shot jesse james. The assassination of jesse james robbery scene youtube. In this version bob ford did it for the money so he could marry the girl he loves.
I shot jesse james 1949 i shot jesse james 1949 user. I shot jesse james 1949 was the first motion picture written and directed by samuel fuller the steel helmet, merrills marauders, the big red one. Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime at opensubtitles. Jesse james is a 1939 american western film directed by henry king and starring tyrone power, henry fonda, nancy kelly and randolph scott.