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The True Story of Jesse James
1957
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The True Story of Jesse James
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3.5
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4.5
A fine Western, the only regret being Robert Wagner. Imagining Dean in the central role makes it one of the great might have beens.
Time Out
3.8
Gradually this excitement wears thin and they feel encumbered as it dawns on them theres no leaving the outlaw life.
Tv Guide
2.0
One of Nicholas Rays weaker films, this mythical Western displays his thematic concern with protagonists that are outsiders but suffers from the perfo ..
Emanuellevy
1.5
Though hardly Nicholas Rays sturdiest effort, this 1957 Scope western began as one of his more ambitious conceptions, with an unorthodox narrative str ..
Chicago Reader
4.5
Ray is one of the great natural filmmakers, a master of moral ambiguity and jittery mise en scene.
Chicago Reader
4.5
Obviously the pair have a hard act to follow, but they manage it perfectly well, with Hunter particularly good in the brotherly sidekick role.
Film4
3.5
The most outstanding and satisfying performance is that of Brian Keith.
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