Films Set in the 1870s (Film Guide) - The Birth of a Nation, How the West Was Won, the Song of Bernadette, the Searchers, the Yearling (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Commentary (films not included). Pages: 73. Chapters: The Birth of a Nation, How the West Was Won, The Song of Bernadette, The Searchers, The Yearling, Heaven Can Wait, Dead Man, The Last Samurai, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The Phantom of the Opera, Around the World in 80 Days, List of films based on westerns, True Grit, Jonah Hex, The Age of Innocence, The Magnificent Ambersons, Cannibal The Musical, Cowboys & Aliens, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Anna and the King of Siam, River of No Return, Winchester '73, The Haunted Palace, Kate & Leopold, The Shocking Miss Pilgrim, Cheyenne Autumn, The Keys of the Kingdom, Captain Nemo and the Underwater City, The Pirates of Penzance, Saratoga Trunk, The Apple Dumpling Gang, Another Part of the Forest, Jesse James Rides Again, Ghost of Zorro, The Sons of Great Bear, The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby, Nate and Hayes, The Weight of Water, La Commune, Fanny by Gaslight, Heroes of Shipka, 1871, Frank & Jesse, The Baron of Arizona, Lady for a Night, The Men in Her Life. Excerpt: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (often shortened to The Assassination of Jesse James or simply as Jesse James) is a 2007 American Western drama film. The film is directed by Andrew Dominik, with Brad Pitt portraying Jesse James and Casey Affleck as his killer, Robert Ford. Filming took place in rural Alberta and Winnipeg, Manitoba. Initially intended for a 2006 release, it was postponed and re-edited for a September 21, 2007 release. An adaptation of Ron Hansen's 1983 novel of the same name, the film dramatizes the relationship between James and Ford. This is Pitt's and Affleck's first collaboration outside of the Ocean's trilogy. The film was adapted from Ron Hansen's 1983 novel of the same name. Unlike Jesse James movies of the past, Andrew Dominik's film is p...