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Jesse James

1939 · 106 min

A sweeping, old-fashioned Western that blends action with a brooding sense of tragedy and loss.

Tagline
Motion Pictures' Supreme Epic!
Overview
After railroad agents forcibly evict the James family from their family farm, Jesse and Frank turn to banditry for revenge.

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • betrayal
  • family
  • justice
  • crime
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
western
Directed by
Henry King
Written by
Nunnally Johnson
Starring
Tyrone Power, Henry Fonda, Nancy Kelly, Randolph Scott, Henry Hull, Slim Summerville, J. Edward Bromberg, Brian Donlevy
Cinematography
W. Howard Greene, George Barnes
Runtime
106 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Italian

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