The brothers comprising the Jesse James gang go their separate ways, but reunite years later for one last robbery that ends in disaster and leaves Jesse on the run from both the law and his old partners in crime. Western, with real-life brothers Keith, David and Robert Carradine and Stacy and James Keach.

The origins, exploits and the ultimate fate of the James gang is told in a sympathetic portrayal of the bank robbers made up of brothers who begin their legendary bank raids because of revenge.