The Last Days of Frank & Jesse James [DVD]

It was pretty truthful about the last days; however, Frank James did not just have one trial. He had I believe three and was found not guilty in all of them. As soon as one finished, he was handcuffed again and put on a train to go to another State in the South. The people of the South would never find the James Boys guilty of anything. They did not consider them bandits, outlaws or thieves. They were good Southern boys still fighting the Civil War long after it was over. Jesse was also never a womanizer. He greatly loved his wife, Zee and his son, Jesse James, Jr. The boys had been raised by what I would now call a Southern Baptist preacher and they knew The Good Book better than anyone. Frank did have a love of reading books. There were approximately 456 nickel novels written about Jesse and Frank that had no truth to them at all. Frank had buried some gold he honestly found but when he went to get it the land had been plowed and his markers destroyed. It's still down there some place. The cast was outstanding in every way. Everyone with their spouses were buried on The Old Home land where they were raised. Frank and his wife were cremated. Their original father, split for the gold mines and disappeared. Mrs. James married another Pastor that helped raise her boys. It was the Pinkerton's that blew off her hand and killed her youngest son when they threw a bomb into her house.. She was played by June Carter Cash if you were wondering why she only had one hand.

If you're from Middle Tennessee and remember a Jesse James movie being filmed in the area in the 1980s, this is the one you're remembering. It was filmed in Springfield, Tennessee.As they filmed, they covered all the streets with dirt and painted the facades of the buildings to fit the late 1800s. Many locals worked as extras in the film.This is a great gift for Jesse James fans in Middle Tennessee - and especially Springfield.

A good, if somewhat inaccurate portrayal of the people & events.Just one little aside. I've read everything I could lay hands on about Jesse, Franks and their lives and nowhere did I ever see any reference to Jesse being illegitimate.The rest of the story is pretty close....Give or take a lie or two.Kris, Cash & Willie in a western...What's not to like

This movie is, in a word, classic! Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristoferson, and Waylon Jennings all in one movie- just awesome! Historical accuracy may or may not be questionable, but one thing that's not questionable is the entertainment value of this film! It's just fun to watch, especially if you like western-style movies.

The James Gang has emerged as one of the most notorious outlaw gangs in American History. For years, Frank and Jesse James stayed one step ahead of the law, and were never caught.Country music superstars Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson are the title characters. Both were pioneers in the country music outlaw movement and play their roles with not only charm but a lot of heart as well. I must say that I've always been fans of their music, and this film is one of the best adaptions of the James tale.We all know how the story ends, and this film takes us about six years before the death of Jesse James and a little while thereafter. Does Frank James get his revenge on the coward that murdered his brother? Just watch and see! Highly Recommended.

This is the most historically accurate Jesse James movie up to that time. Don’t know that Jesse was a womanizer though.

This was well done and a pleasure to watch.

Johnny Cash who is not known as an actor, but as a super-star country singer, play a great job in the portraying of Jesse James.Johnny put a heartfelt picture of what Jesse James was probably really like. It's worth owning.

A number of amateur reviewers make a big fuss about this being the most accurate telling of the James Brothers legend. Me, I don't know how anyone can be sure, there has been so much hype over the 100 + years since most of this took place. History is written by the victors. Still, all in all it avoids some of the more obvious errors. One movie I saw (I admit to a fascination with the whole story) even has Charley rather than Robert Ford murdering Jesse. More than one movie is overly sympathetic to them. Let us not forget they were robbers & (as the governor in this movie says) murderers (not just killers) of over 24 people in their storied career. No doubt too they had justifiable grievances with the banks, railroads & in particular the Pinkertons but murderers they were, even if never convicted as such. Still it is a good story, well told. Not Johnny's finest acting job? Maybe. Sloppily edited? I sure would say so. Still a very entertaining take on the legend & not a documentary. The Long Riders is still my favorite James / Younger Gang movie, but that covers mostly an earlier period in their careers. This covers mostly the years after the Minnesota fiasco and the ten years after Jesse's murder (& murder it was : why do we insist on saying assassination, just because a person is famous?)......There are lots of movies about the James Brothers. Especially given the paucity of original creative thinking in movie land I have no doubt there will be many more. I doubt that any will ever absolutely satisfy all the viewers & or critics. Still this movie is a very entertaining way to spend 90 + minutes. Well worth a watch. Good laughs here & there, violence not overdone, great cast. Better editing would have helped, maybe trhe chopping up for a TV movie contributed to that, I can't say. The Last Days of Frank and Jesse JamesThe Last Days of Frank and Jesse James

Wir waren von der Qualität des Filmes, was Farbe und Ton betrifft sehr angenehm überrascht. Bisher wurden wir von PIDAX Filmen noch nicht enttäuscht, auch wenn man vorher negativ Kommentare gelesen hatte. Wir sind " alte" Westernfans und haben uns diesen Film schon wegen der Darsteller ausgesucht . Die Lieferung erfolgte schnell, so wie wir es von Amazon gewohnt sind!

Ein ganz toller Film! Lieferung war super pünktlich früher als erwartet.bin sehr zufrieden !!

I could have sworn Willie Nelson's part had a bit more screen time, but that's okay; Kris Kristofferson and Johnny Cash make up for it (especially Johnny Cash).

Was at the Johnny Cash Museum in Nashville in May and was surprised to see how many movies Johnny has starred in. Ordered one to see for myself. Enjoyed the movie, but not the greatest actors.