Movie
Cold Mountain
Overview
In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman deserts his unit and travels across the South, aiming to return to his young wife, Ada, who he left behind to tend their farm. As Inman makes his perilous journey home, Ada struggles to keep their home intact with the assistance of Ruby, a mysterious drifter sent to help her by a kindly neighbor.
Details
- Release date
- 2003-12-24
- Runtime
- 154 min
- Genres
- War, History, Adventure, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Miramax, Mirage Enterprises, Castel Film, Cattleya, Bona Fide Productions
- Country
- United States of America, United Kingdom, Romania, Italy
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Jude Law as Inman
- Nicole Kidman as Ada Monroe
- Renée Zellweger as Ruby Thewes
- Eileen Atkins as Maddy
- Brendan Gleeson as Stobrod Thewes
- Philip Seymour Hoffman as Reverend Veasey
- Natalie Portman as Sara
- Giovanni Ribisi as Junior
- Donald Sutherland as Reverend Monroe
- Ray Winstone as Teague
- Kathy Baker as Sally Swanger
- James Gammon as Esco Swanger
Crew
- Anthony Minghella - Director
- Anthony Minghella - Screenplay
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