The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
1966 · Western
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Film / 1957
The True Story of Jesse James
Directed by
Nicholas Ray
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 …
The story
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.
Cast
Robert WagnerJesse James
Jeffrey HunterFrank James
Hope LangeZee James
Agnes MooreheadMrs. Samuel
Alan Hale Jr.Cole Younger
Alan BaxterBarney Remington
John CarradineRev. Jethro Bailey
Rachel StephensAnne James
Barney PhillipsDr. Samuel
Biff ElliotJim Younger
Frank OvertonMaj. Rufus Cobb
Barry AtwaterAttorney Walker
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