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: Master cinematographer Roger Deakins earned an Oscar nomination for his work. He famously used custom “Deakinizer” lenses to create blurred, vignetted edges that mimic 19th-century photography. The "Blue Cut train robbery," shot on moonless nights using only handheld lanterns and a single dimmed locomotive light, is considered one of the greatest sequences in modern cinema. Performances : The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward ...
: Received an Oscar nomination for his "unnervingly precise" performance as the socially awkward, desperate-to-be-seen Bob Ford. Performances : : Received an Oscar nomination for
Based on the 1983 novel by Ron Hansen , the film chronicles the final months of the legendary outlaw (Brad Pitt) in 1881–1882. Key Creative Pillars
: In a rare move for westerns, the film extends far beyond the death, exploring the Fords' hollow fame as they re-enact the murder on stage and Bob’s eventual decline into regret and his own murder in 1892. Key Creative Pillars