Director Nicholas Ray, hot off of "Johnny Guitar" and "Rebel Without a Cause,"...
The True Story of Jesse James
Having fought with the Confederacy during the Civil War, Jesse James and his brother Frank dream of a farm life in Missouri. Harassed by Union sympathizers, they assemble a gang of outlaws, robbing trains and becoming folk heroes in the process. Jesse marries his sweetheart, Zee, and maintains an aura of domesticity, but after a group of lawmen launch an attack on his mother's house, Jesse plans one more great raid -- on a Minnesota bank.
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The True Story of Jesse James
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Mar 22, 1957
Runtime
1h 32m
Genres
Western
User Score
60%
Original Title
The True Story of Jesse James
Production Companies
20th Century Fox
Director
Nicholas Ray
Description
Having fought with the Confederacy during the Civil War, Jesse James and his brother Frank dream of a farm life in Missouri. Harassed by Union sympathizers, they assemble a gang of outlaws, robbing trains and becoming folk heroes in the process. Jesse marries his sweetheart, Zee, and maintains an aura of domesticity, but after a group of lawmen launch an attack on his mother's house, Jesse plans one more great raid -- on a Minnesota bank.