The thrilling true story of the legendary rebel’s life and treacherous death, which is now the subject of a major motion picture starring Brad Pitt.

-A factual account of events portrayed in the blockbuster biopic starring Brad Pitt and Sam Shepard.
-Many believe James was never assassinated and lived to be more than a hundred years old.
-Includes The James Gang: Outlaw Brothers from the award-winning series REAL WEST.

He was a complicated figure, a legendary outlaw whose reputation captured the national imagination, a criminal and rebel motivated by politics, by profit and, some thought, by charity. He was a killer who met his fate while dusting a picture frame, shot in the back of the head.

JESSE JAMES: AMERICAN OUTLAW utilizes archival photographs and noted historians to detail the life and crimes of America’s favorite rebel. From his early days as a Confederate guerilla fighter to his life of crime filled with numerous narrow escapes, Jesse James remains one of the most fabled anti-heroes of the Old West.

In this lavish production, THE HISTORY CHANNEL presents a compelling look at the tale that is now the subject of the Hollywood blockbuster "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford." JESSE JAMES: AMERICAN OUTLAW sorts out the complex strains of Jesse James’ life and death and the mystery that continues to surround it to this day.

Upplagd i sortimentet: 17 Juli, 2009