The True Story of Jesse James

1957 · directed by Nicholas Ray

Rating

73/100

Hit

no

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.

The True Story of Jesse James (1957), directed by Nicholas Ray, rates 73/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Robert Wagner
• Jeffrey Hunter
• Hope Lange
• Agnes Moorehead
• Alan Hale Jr.
• Alan Baxter
• John Carradine
• Rachel Stephens
• Barney Phillips
• Biff Elliot

Crew

• Robert L. Simpson — Editor
• Leigh Harline — Original Music Composer
• Nunnally Johnson — Screenplay
• Walter Newman — Screenplay

More from Nicholas Ray

1. In a Lonely Place (1950) — 85/100 · hit
2. The Lusty Men (1952) — 82/100 · hit
3. Rebel Without a Cause (1955) — 81/100 · hit
4. Bigger Than Life (1956) — 80/100 · hit
5. Johnny Guitar (1954) — 80/100 · hit
6. They Live by Night (1949) — 78/100

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