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Cold Mountain

Cold Mountain

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20036.92h 34m

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.

Directed by Anthony Minghella
Written by Anthony Minghella, Charles Frazier
Produced by Sydney Pollack, William Horberg
Box OfficeBudget: $79.0MRevenue: $173.0M

Top Cast

Jude Law

Jude Law

Inman

Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman

Ada Monroe

Renée Zellweger

Renée Zellweger

Ruby Thewes

Eileen Atkins

Eileen Atkins

Maddy

Brendan Gleeson

Brendan Gleeson

Stobrod Thewes

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Reverend Veasey

Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman

Sara

Giovanni Ribisi

Giovanni Ribisi

Junior

Donald Sutherland

Donald Sutherland

Reverend Monroe

Ray Winstone

Ray Winstone

Teague

Themes & Keywords

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About Cold Mountain

Cold Mountain is a war, history, adventure, romance film released in 2003 exploring themes of civil war, love of one's life, loss of loved one, desertion, north carolina, rape attempt. Directed by Anthony Minghella, it stars Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renée Zellweger. 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.

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