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65% Critic Match
Jesse James
“Motion Pictures' Supreme Epic!”
6.5 / 10• 1939• 1h 46m•NR• English
Western
Storyline
After railroad agents forcibly evict the James family from their family farm, Jesse and Frank turn to banditry for revenge.
Cast & Crew
Tyrone Power
Jesse Woodson James
Lead
Henry Fonda
Frank James
Nancy Kelly
Zerelda "Zee" Cobb
Randolph Scott
Marshall Will Wright
Henry Hull
Maj. Rufus Cobb
Slim Summerville
Jailer
J. Edward Bromberg
George Runyan
Brian Donlevy
Barshee
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Henry King's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Jesse James is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
