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.Status: | Released (2003-12-24) |
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Awards: | Won 1 Oscar. 20 wins & 101 nominations total |
BoxOffice: | $95,636,509 |
Screen: | Charles Frazier, Anthony Minghella |
Productions: | Miramax, Mirage Enterprises, Castel Film, Cattleya, Bona Fide Productions |
Production Countries: | United States of America, United Kingdom, Romania, Italy |
Spoken Languages: | English |
Casts
- 9642: Jude Law - Inman
- 2227: Nicole Kidman - Ada Monroe
- 9137: Renée Zellweger - Ruby Thewes
- 20300: Eileen Atkins - Maddy
- 2039: Brendan Gleeson - Stobrod Thewes
- 1233: Philip Seymour Hoffman - Reverend Veasey
- 524: Natalie Portman - Sara
Crews
- 2239: Anthony Minghella - Screenplay - Writing
- 2226: Sydney Pollack - Producer - Production
- 1307: Bob Weinstein - Executive Producer - Production
- 5493: Ann Roth - Costume Design - Costume & Make-Up
- 59839: Harvey Weinstein - Executive Producer - Production
- 5490: David Rubin - Casting - Production
- 15906: William Horberg - Producer - Production
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_**Civil War Odyssey**_ A Confederate soldier Inman (Jude Law) deserts in late 1864 to return to the mountains of western North Carolina and his one true love, Ada (Nicole Kidman). Inman experiences many different people, events and obstacles on his long journey while Ada has her ....
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First time seeing this in a long time, probably back in theaters circa 2003/2004. I remembered bits and pieces. Good performances from Nicole Kidman and Renee Zellweger while Jude Law acquitted himself well enough, however never fully bought into the romance aspects, but the horrors ....
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"Ada" (Nicole Kidman) lives a comfortable life on her farm with her father "Rev. Moore" (Donald Sutherland) as the American Civil War comes to a close. That's where she meets and takes a shine to "Inman" (Jude Law) who is making his way back to his Confederate troops. When the preach ....
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