The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2007 film by Andrew Dominik · Released September 2, 2007
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford is a 2007 American epic revisionist Western film written and directed by Andrew Dominik. Based on Ron Hansen's 1983 novel of the same name, the film dramatizes the relationship between Jesse James and Robert Ford, focusing on the events that led up to the killing. It stars Brad Pitt as James and Casey Affleck as Ford, with Sam Shepard, Mary-Louise Parker, Paul Schneider, Jeremy Renner, Zooey Deschanel, and Sam Rockwell in supporting roles. Photography started on August 29, 2005, and ended in December 2005.
Cast ages when filming began (August 29, 2005)
- Brad Pitt, as Jesse James: 41
- Casey Affleck, as Robert Ford: 30
- Sam Rockwell, as Charley Ford: 36
- Mary-Louise Parker, as Zerelda James: 41
- Sam Shepard, as Frank James: 61
- Jeremy Renner, as Wood Hite: 34
- Paul Schneider, as Dick Liddil: 29
- Garret Dillahunt, as Ed Miller: 40
- Tom Aldredge, as Maj: 77
- Michael Parks, as Capt: 65
- Ted Levine, as James H. Timberlake: 48
- Nick Cave: 47
- Pat Healy, as Wilbur Ford: 33
- Alison Elliott, as Martha Bolton: 35
- James Carville, as Gov: 60
- Ron Hansen, as a frontier reporter: 57